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A major expansion of Smallhouse Road is nearing the final weeks of the projects first phase.

The city is taking a multi-year and multi-phased approach to widening the road between Broadway Avenue and Campbell Lane.

The first phase began last year and focuses on the section between Campbell Lane and Highland Way, with the road being widened to three lanes with a center turn lane. Installing curbs, gutters and an 8-foot-wide multi-use sidewalk/path on the eastern side of the road are also part of the project.

Two new retention basins have been built as part of the project near the Living Hope Baptist Church property near Campbell Lane.

City Engineer Melissa Cansler said crews are working on the final touches of the roughly $2 million first phase, primarily relating to sewer lines.

The first phase is scheduled for completion in August or September, despite an abundance of rock discovered during excavation work.

To avoid having to blast in a residential area, they had to hammer away at it, she said.

Cansler said the city has tried to avoid closing the road during construction, but reminds motorists to keep an eye out. Sometimes we do have to flag the road, she said.

A public meeting was held earlier this year to inform area residents about phase 2 of the project.

Phase 2 includes the portion of Smallhouse from Highland Way to Ridgecrest Drive and will also include widening the road to three lanes and installation of curb, gutter and multi-use sidewalk/path.

The appraisal process for right-of-way acquisitions for Phase 2 is underway, Cansler said.

Phase 3 would finish the project to Scottsville Road. The entire project could take about six years to finish, city officials said previously.

Even though the project is not completed, Cansler said the city is already getting feedback on the widening.

Weve gotten good input on the traffic flow, she said.

The city website has a page devoted to information on the project, including maps, at bgky.org/ smallhouse-road-widening.

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At its meeting on June 21, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the Six Year Improvement Program. The funded projects in Roanoke County include features like traffic signal coordination, pedestrian improvements and interstate auxiliary lane additions.

Funded projects:

Plantation Road streetscape

Phase II constructs sidewalk, curb, gutter, drainage systems and plants street trees between Walrond Drive and Gander Way, on the west side of Plantation Road. It will add pedestrian signals and continental crosswalks to the Gander Way/Friendship Lane traffic signal. In addition, the Walrond Drive/Plantation Road intersection will be widened and realigned to provide a turn lane and improve sight distance for drivers turning out of Walrond Drive.

West Main Street sidewalks

This project will install sidewalk along the north side of West Main Street, from Daugherty Road to Technology Drive. It also includes a new continental crosswalk and pedestrian signals at Alleghany Drive and Daugherty Road intersections, as well as sidewalk along the south side of West Main Street from the Salem city limits to Technology Drive.

Williamson Road pedestrian improvements

This project adds sidewalk on the north side of Williamson Road to connect planned pedestrian signals and crosswalks at the Peters Creek Road/Williamson Road intersection to the Plantation Road Bicycle, Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvement Project, as well as existing Williamson Road sidewalk east of Plantation Road. The project will extend along Williamson Road (Route 11) from Peters Creek Road (Route 117) to Plantation Road (Route 115) on the north side of the street.

Oak Grove traffic control

This project will add Adaptive Traffic Control systems to seven existing traffic signals on Route 419, and to four existing traffic signals on Route 221, in the Cave Spring and Oak Grove areas of Roanoke County. The purpose of the installation is to decrease congestion on both corridors by improving the flow of traffic through adaptive optimization of the connected signals, which can detect traffic demand in real time.

I-81 widening

This project will provide a southbound auxiliary lane on I-81 between Exit 143 and Exit 141. The project will require inside/outside lane widening and widening of the southbound bridge.

Huffman Lane reconstruction

This project will reconstruct 0.1 miles of Huffman Lane and construct a turnaround.

For additional information about transportation projects, contact David Holladay, Roanoke County Planning Administrator, by email or by phone at (540) 772-2094.

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Idaho Falls 0Updated at 11:15 am, July 10th, 2017 By: EastIdahoNews.com staff We Matched

The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls on Monday.

IDAHO FALLS Water line replacement on Seventh Street from South Boulevard to Holmes Avenue will begin on Monday, July 17. The anticipated completion time is two months.

The replacement project includes installation of water lines, valves and hydrants. It also includes landscaping, sprinkler system repair, and underground bores to accommodate water services. Curb, gutter, sidewalk and asphalt will be removed and replaced in the affected areas.

Arrangements were made to accommodate temporary water service and access for local residents.

Barring unforeseen conditions, all businesses in the area will be accessible during construction. However, short duration closures of individual accesses will be needed and will be coordinated to accommodate the project schedule.

Please watch for equipment and workers, follow all traffic signs and flaggers, and reduce speeds to posted limits.

For questions, call HK Construction at (208) 523-6600.

Additional information on City of Idaho Falls construction projects can be found on the homepage of the citys website or by clicking here.

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The front of the Way Station in Greenville provides an example of the need for rehabilitation, with unsafe and uneven sidewalks and lack of proper wheelchair access. Photo by Maggie Wells

Downtown Greenville is in it for the long haul. The Highway 89 Rehabilitation Project is in full swing and the projected completion date has moved from July to fall.

For some in the downtown area, the construction is seen as a spur-of-the-moment intrusion on what has always been. Theres been plenty of talk at neighborhood hangouts of, If it aint broke, dont fix it. But for those following along at home, the project is not a Johnny-come-lately attempt to have pretty sidewalks and streetscaping, but a decades old process with plenty of opportunity for public input.

Three weeks ago, an independent contractor was called in to assess the corner of Main Street and Hwy 89. There was concern that water tanks and other large vehicles would not be able to make a left turn toward the county barn and that logging trucks would not be able to maneuver turns onto North Valley Road. Proponents of the current Rehabilitation project pointed out that loaded logging trucks dont normally make turns onto North Valley Road as they are headed instead to the mill.

But the plan, with the backing of a former resident with influence, has now changed the design on the corner of Main and Hwy 89 to accommodate such use. The plan revision will extend construction into the fall. Opponents of the project had hoped an independent assessment would halt construction. Some have also voiced concern that the public was not consulted in the process.

The plan for the Highway 89 Rehabilitation Project is a few hundred pages and addresses the failing infrastructure of over a hundred years of changing building codes, uneven sidewalks, disintegrating pipes and culverts, and poor drainage.

The plan for the project has changed over time, taking into consideration public comments combined with available funding. In 2010, for example then Feather Publishing staff writer Alicia Knadler reported that the project would sport native accent trees along the continuous sidewalks and plenty of bike lanes and parking with a left-turn lane by the high school. She reported on an open community forum night hosted by Caltrans that week in 2010.

In a Caltrans document from July 2010, titled Greenville Drainage and Streetscape Project, the purpose of the project was spelled out and made available to the public.

Some of the existing problems addressed in that report included drainage facilities that failed to capture runoff and convey it to its natural drainage and that many areas lack curb and gutter installation. Problems that have not gotten any better in the seven years since the document was compiled. The floods of spring 2017 speak to the need for drainage improvements.

Driving issues were a concern in the 2010 document including intersections with limited sight distance and vehicles, including logging trucks, speeding through downtown.

The lack of two-way turn lane limits traffic operations and increases delays along the route was also a concern spelled out in that report, especially in front of the high school.

Finally, it was acknowledged then that none of downtown was ADA compliant and provided minimum mobility for the elderly and wheelchair bound.

The final plan as executed in 2017 seems to be a combination of the three design options listed in the July 2010 document. The roads have had seven years to deteriorate further.

A Regional Transportation Plan dated January 2010 describes the collaboration between the county, its transportation commission, Caltrans, the board of supervisors, the streetscape committee and public comments in addressing factors and concerns of the public and businesses in downtown Greenville.

But the plan didnt start in 2010. In 2008, a Department of Public Works schedule indicated that ADA consultants would be called in to address the lack of accessibility of much of downtown to wheelchair access.

Also, a side note in the schedule addresses the lack of knowledge anyone at the time had as to the extent of sewer repairs that might be in order.

The Streetscape Committee in a final report in 2008 titled Greenville Streetscape and Revitalization Plan makes its recommendations in a document prepared by Integrated Infrastructures. While much of the document addresses beautification (planters, better lighting), the bulk of the recommendations are pragmatic and an obvious attempt to make the streets safer for pedestrians, children and the elderly.

Cars stack up by the high school and slow down the highway. Kids need to cross the highway safely. Weve watched elderly women crossing from Hot Springs Road with shopping carts and fast cars whizzing by, said one streetscape committee member.

We need better visibility. Safe sidewalks that all people can use. This will encourage movement, said another.

In October 2001, there was a public workshop where area residents came to give input to Caltrans as to what theyd like to see in downtown Greenville.

In July 2000, a Plumas County Regional Transportation Plan documented the need to fix downtown Greenville as well as other areas of the county and draws up potential costs for each aspect of the project.

For some involved in the project, they remember meetings and public comment since before the 2000s. Each time people have met over the issue the same concerns arise: safety of pedestrians, accessibility for the elderly and disabled, steadier flow of traffic. As time goes by, the drainage and unevenness of the streets have become even bigger issues.

The project, according to all documents of public record, was a long time coming.

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Local residents may have noticed some construction taking place on the campus of MacMurray College.

The City of Jacksonville, with help from Hutchison Engineering, is finalizing a streets and sidewalks project on South Clay between College and State using motor fuel tax funds.

Vice President of Hutchison Engineering Jim Burke serves as the Project Manager for the citys Transportation and Municipal Services Department. Burke explains the type of work being done at the location.

The proposed project includes the removal and re-installation of existing curb and gutter. The curb that was there had dilapidated to a point that it wasnt serviceable anymore, so were removing it and installing new curb and gutter. Behind that curb and gutter, we will be replacing handicap ramps and some sidewalk. At the completion of that work, then there will be milling and overlaying South Clay Avenue from College to State Street, says Burke.

He says that the work currently being done near MacMurrays campus will wrap up the South Clay project.

This is actually the final piece of the Clay Avenue project to connect Morton up to State Street. A number of years ago, we did the section of Clay Avenue from Morton up to College, and this small section was remaining. So this project finalizes that out and improves some safety concerns for MacMurray with students crossing Clay Avenue mid-block, and upgrading the facility for better parking, better road quality, Burke explains.

As for a timetable for the project, Burke says it work will continue for the next few weeks, but that its scheduled for completion before MacMurray kicks off the 2017-18 school year in mid-August.

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The city of Onalaska has on its radar a potential street improvement project at the Holiday Heights neighborhood, east of Hwy. 16 and south of Valley View Mall.

The Board of Public Works Thursday night discussed the potential project, which would widen over a mile of city street and provide curb and gutter to areas with recurrent drainage issues, including East and West Young drives.

The pavement in that neighborhood ranges from 24-26 feet wide, and a typical street, per city code, is supposed to be 37 feet wide. On top of drainage issues, this is causing tight squeezes between cars when both sides are parked on, according to City Engineer Jarrod Holter.

But before anything moves forward with the project, the board decided it best to set up a public meeting to allow the folks living in the neighborhood to ask questions or express any concerns they might have.

We dont want to jam anything down anybodys throat, Onalaska Mayor Joe Chilsen said.

Holter said that he thought people could be hesitant of the project, but added: From a staff standpoint, I think curb and gutter would really help this neighborhood ... It would help us clean it up and it would help with the drainage of the streets.

The date and time of the public meeting with the neighborhood werent nailed down Thursday night.

The project could cost as much as $1.4 million, and was outlined in the citys 2017 Capital Improvements budget.

Four flashing crossing beacons are going to be installed on Sand Lake Road at the cross streets of Quincy and Well.

The 10-foot-high posts will allow pedestrians to notify drivers that they want to cross the street by pushing a button that flashes a crosswalk sign. The city of Onalaska installed them on East Main Street three years ago and city officials say the structures work well and are holding up nicely.

With traffic picking up on Sand Lake Road, and expected to increase with current and future development, public concern brought this item onto the June 29 Board of Public Works agenda.

All four crossing beacons (two at each intersection), will cost $22,000 with installation.

State law requires drivers stop for any pedestrian at a crosswalk, flashing beacons or not.

The city of Onalaska doesnt seem to have a problem paying a little bit more per-capita for a household hazardous materials program run by La Crosse County.

The county-run program has been operating since 2004, but because of growth, La Crosse County asked all 18 of its municipalities for a little help bringing the program out of a deficit, which its been operating at for three years.

The quarter per-capita increase will cost the city of Onalaska an additional $913 a year, which the city of Onalaskas finance director Fred Buehler said shouldnt be a problem for the city to cover.

Smaller municipalities in the area appeared hesitant of the fee-increase when the county proposed it a few months ago.

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