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Opelika staff report progress, new measurements increase noncompliant sidewalk mileage
Summary
City staff presented updated results from a renewed ADA sidewalk transition plan, reporting more precise measurements raised the city's estimated noncompliant sidewalks to about 20 miles while crews have replaced roughly 12 miles to date.
City staff updated the Opelika City Council on the status of the city's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk transition plan, saying more precise field measurements and a new grading system increased the city's tally of noncompliant sidewalks.
The update was presented by a city staff member during the council's Oct. 21 meeting; staff introduced Jerry Scott, identified in remarks as the city's ADA coordinator in the engineering department, and Charles Huey, who assisted with the data analysis. "This plan was started in 2018," the presenter said. "We started implementing an ADA transition sidewalk plan for the past 5 or 6 years or so."
The presentation described a three-step process: an…
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