Shorewood staff set options for Capital Drive pedestrian safety upgrades; staff to seek bus-agency and engineering estimates

Shorewood public works committee members reviewed possible pedestrian-safety modifications along West Capitol Drive, hearing staff recommendations on temporary and permanent “bump out” curb extensions, bus-stop relocation, changes to landscaping that limits sight lines, and possible overhead intersection signage.

Staff presenter Leanne summarized options for three candidate locations and said a range of installation approaches is possible: temporary installations using tubular bollards, “pin-in-place” precast or modular islands, and fully constructed curb extensions. "The temporary installation…that cost would be 100% village cost," Leanne said. She gave an estimated engineering-plan cost of about $10,000–$15,000 per intersection for the plan sheets required by the state and said the more permanent, constructed-in-place option would be significantly more expensive.

The committee discussed practical constraints at several intersections.…