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City details sidewalk gap progress; phase 2 costlier and engineering-intensive
Summary
City staff reported that phase 1 of Lee's Summit's sidewalk gap program added about 3.18 miles of sidewalk; phase 2 will address more difficult segments and is estimated at $3.5 million-plus due to grading and retaining walls.
Erin Rolovo, senior staff engineer, told the Public Works Committee on Feb. 10 that Lee's Summit installed roughly 3.18 miles (20,137 linear feet) of new sidewalk in phase 1 of the sidewalk gap program and completed an estimated 94 ADA curb ramps at a total project cost slightly above $2.2 million.
"Phase 1 addressed low-hanging fruit sidewalks," Rolovo said, noting the work improved safe routes to schools and parks in several neighborhoods. Rolovo said the city identified roughly 244 miles of sidewalk gaps in an original 2016 inventory and that the inventory was updated in 2021;…
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