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Providence staff outline sidewalk strategy, traffic engineering priorities and utility coordination challenges
Summary
DPW and traffic staff reviewed sidewalk prioritization, pedestrian upgrades, traffic engineering funds and the role of utility coordination — emphasizing that tree roots, underground utility work and multiple funding streams complicate project sequencing and that some planned projects (including Trinity Square) await utility readiness.
Providence public works and traffic engineering staff briefed City Council members July 16 on the city’s sidewalk program, traffic engineering priorities and the challenges of coordinating utility work with capital projects.
A DPW presenter described a prioritized approach that pairs isolated panel replacement and grinding with larger replacement work to stretch dollars and reduce trip hazards. “It’s a comprehensive approach to not just replacement, but isolated panel replacements and grinding, really finding the right treatment so we can extend our dollars to make more…
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