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Speedway director reports roundabout ahead of schedule, Sixteenth Street corridor study funded by planning grant
Summary
Economic development director Kyle Markley told the Redevelopment Commission the Al Unser Senior roundabout is progressing ahead of schedule, staff are preparing metal-panel imagery, and the commission will contribute $25,000 to a $100,000 planning grant for a Sixteenth Street corridor study with a contractor expected under contract by year-end.
Kyle Markley, Town of Speedway economic development director, told the Redevelopment Commission on Aug. 25 that construction and planning work in town is advancing and that staff have secured grant funding for a corridor study.
Markley said the Al Unser Senior roundabout construction is “about a week ahead of schedule” after recent concrete work and that the town has ordered or will obtain metal-panel images for the site. He reported that the town received a planning grant for a Sixteenth Street Corridor study: the town will contribute $25,000 and receive $100,000 in grant funds to complete the study. Markley said the town expects to have a contractor under contract by the end of the year to carry out the work.
Markley also described a smaller site improvement at 1414 North Main Street tied to a separate agenda item: Barbecue and Bourbon has been released from a prior agreement to use a portion of the redevelopment commission’s parking lot for outdoor seating; the town will remove a tree on Fourteenth Street and plant three blue spruce trees along the back of the parking lot as part of the site improvements. He told commissioners the town will keep replacement limestone attic stock (five pieces and five caps) at the street department for the Al Unser Senior roundabout and that staff obtained a curb-repair quote of $1,835.10 to be done while the contractor is mobilized on site.
Why it matters: The planning grant will fund a Sixteenth Street Corridor study that could inform future capital projects and land-use decisions along the corridor; progress on the roundabout and the purchase of spare materials aim to limit future construction delays.
Details from the director's report
- Roundabout schedule: Markley said the Al Unser Senior roundabout was about a week ahead of schedule after concrete work; staff noted curb repairs and attic-stock limestone will be used as needed.
- Sixteenth Street Corridor planning grant: Markley said the town will invest $25,000 and receive $100,000 in grant funding to fund a corridor study; a contractor is expected to be under contract by the end of the year.
- Site improvements at 1414 North Main Street: Barbecue and Bourbon released from a parking/outdoor seating agreement; tree removal on Fourteenth Street and planting of three blue spruces behind the parking lot were discussed.
- Materials and repairs: Attic stock limestone (five pieces and five caps) to be stored at the street department; curb-repair quote reported at $1,835.10; staff said the materials will be pallet-stored and maintained.
What was not specified in the meeting
- Exact cost of the sewer-line inspection/locator equipment approved later in the agenda was not stated during the director's report. - Specific contractor name for the Sixteenth Street Corridor study was not provided; Markley said a contractor should be under contract by year-end.
The commission had no public attendees and no emailed comments were received, per staff. The commission adjourned at 6:16 p.m.
