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Lafayette advances Connecting Lafayette pedestrian-and-bike project; staff reports $4.6 million secured and $44.36 million estimate
Summary
City staff on Monday outlined final design, schedule and funding for the Connecting Lafayette pedestrian-and-bicycle project, which will add a 10-foot asphalt pathway on School Street and a narrowed path on Topper Lane, saying construction could begin in April and finish in August and that $4.6 million has been assembled toward a total estimated cost of $44.36 million.
City staff on Monday outlined final design, schedule and funding for the Connecting Lafayette pedestrian-and-bicycle project, which will add a 10-foot asphalt pathway on School Street and a 4–6-foot path on Topper Lane and include stormwater bioretention to meet a water-board treatment mandate.
At a public meeting staff said design work is roughly 65–80% complete and that the project schedule anticipates plans and specifications finished by January, advertising for bids in February, bid openings in March, utility relocations completed in April and construction beginning in April with a projected completion in August. “We started this in 2023…we plan on starting construction in April, and we’ll be completing construction in August,” the project presenter said. During the school year contractor hours would be limited to 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. to reduce disruption at drop-off and pickup.
Staff described engineering and design choices intended to balance safety and neighborhood impacts: a 10-foot asphalt pathway on…
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