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Public works updates: ARPA projects, paving, sidewalks and Riverfront Parcels public meeting set for Jan. 23
Summary
Public Works and Parks staff updated the council on ARPA-funded infrastructure projects, street resurfacing and sidewalk repairs, and announced a public meeting Jan. 23 to show 30% design plans for the Riverfront Parcels; staff said ARPA projects are on schedule for required timelines.
City staff provided a status update on capital projects, including ARPA-funded stormwater, lift-station and service-center projects, recent and upcoming paving work, sidewalk repairs and school‑zone beacon installations.
Public Works Director Jason Warrenfeldt said four ARPA projects are active: Bregurban stormwater improvements (work scheduled to start within weeks), Mabel River Hills structures arriving in early February, rehabilitation of the East A 127th lift station (equipment sourcing underway), and the Whiteway service center (60% plans under DRC review). Warrenfeldt said the ARPA projects are encumbered and on timelines compatible with federal requirements.
Warrenfeldt also reviewed recent paving and street repairs, noting some issues with a recent Saint Augustine resurfacing that staff plans to have the contractor correct. He said line striping and sidewalk grinding work is ongoing across neighborhoods and that school‑zone beacons have been installed at several locations.
Leisure Services Director Carl Langfield invited the public to a Jan. 23, 6 p.m. meeting at the Omar K. Lightfoot Center for a Halff & Associates presentation of 30% design plans for the Riverfront Parcels (the Riverside Parcels design and engineering contract was approved last summer). Langfield said the design team has completed surveys and expects to present renderings and solicit public feedback; preliminary estimates put a potential construction start in early 2026 if schedules align.
Council members asked about timelines, the status of the Rec Center roadway design and the South River Hills wooden pedestrian bridge; staff said funds for the bridge repair/replacement were budgeted and the project may be coordinated with park design depending on outcomes of current planning work.
