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West Main restriping deferred as utilities project forces three‑year planning window; staff seeks county coordination on regional trail
Summary
City staff said utility work along West Main will require three years of construction and that repaving/restriping plans are on hold while staff coordinate with a county regional trail (3 Notch) study and other corridor projects.
City transportation staff told the Volunteer Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee that a planned West Main restriping project will be delayed after utilities officials said they will replace pipes along the corridor over the next three years.
"Utilities said... we're basically tearing out every pipe along West Main for the next 3 years," said Ben Chambers, the city’s transportation planning manager, describing a recent meeting with utilities and public service crews. Chambers said that the utility schedule means "you're gonna have some maintenance of traffic plans that we'll look at to make sure that the bicyclists are accounted for while we're doing this construction, but doing a wholesale thing in the next year like you planned isn't going to happen."
Staff framed the delay as an opportunity to plan a larger, regional connection, noting the county’s planned 3 Notch Trail could approach the city’s west side and make it important to align local design with the county scope. Chambers said the city will discuss scope and alignment with the county so projects complement, not conflict.
Chambers described alternative near‑term priorities while West Main is under utility work: Melbourne Road (in front of the high school) and Monticello Avenue (near Summit Elementary School) were cited as corridors that could be scoped for restriping or protected bike lanes. He also raised ADA compliance issues on West Main and said construction requirements should address those accessibility fixes.
Staff said they have open questions about maintenance‑of‑traffic plans and whether repaving will be applied segment‑by‑segment or require a final top layer after utilities work ends; those details had not been finalized.
No formal vote was taken. City staff said they will meet with county partners and utilities to align scopes and return to VPAC with more detailed plans.
