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Madison County board hears Stantec update on Calhoun Station Parkway design and schedule
Summary
Stantec reported completion of topographic survey, geotechnical report and conceptual design for the Calhoun Station Parkway (Stout Road to Highway 22) and said final plans are underway; a revised construction schedule was discussed but timeline references in the meeting were inconsistent. Permitting may delay work. No formal action was taken.
Brad Ingalls, a project engineer with Stantec Consultant Services, told the Madison County board that work on the Calhoun Station Parkway — the planned roadway from Stout Road to Highway 22 — has finished a topographic survey, a geotechnical report and a conceptual design, and that Stantec has begun developing final plans.
Why it matters: The project is a county roadway improvement; progress on design and schedule affects when construction and associated traffic changes would occur for residents and motorists near the corridor.
Ingalls said Stantec has also provided a revised construction schedule and that the firm attempted to accelerate the end date. He cautioned that permitting is the main potential hold-up: “Only hold up we could foresee is maybe permitting process taking a little longer than sometimes it does,” Ingalls said. During a follow-up exchange, the timeline discussed in the meeting was inconsistent: Ingalls initially said the end date had been moved up toward the end of the second quarter of this year, and later referenced July versus May of next year while explaining the revised target dates.
Board members asked for clarification on progress since the previous quarter. Ingalls summarized the completed work (topographic survey, geotechnical report, conceptual design), noted Stantec had reviewed multiple concepts and said final plans are now under development. He said the team “basically revised it” and was trying to advance the schedule.
No motions, votes or formal decisions were recorded during the update. The presentation concluded with a request for questions; a board member identified in the transcript as Miss Banks asked a question at the end of the segment. Stantec’s next steps described in the meeting were to continue final plan development and proceed with permitting and schedule coordination with county staff.
No funding sources, contract amounts or specific construction start dates were provided in the transcript excerpt.
