Commission advances Anderson Avenue sidewalk replacement; Coos River Highway to be repaired but will not include bike lanes

City staff presented two project designs and recommended moving both forward. The Anderson Avenue project will remove and replace curb, gutters, trees and tree wells between South Sixth and South Seventh streets and add a catch basin to direct low-spot stormwater into the existing system; the engineer’s estimate is $248,400 and staff identified the Downtown Urban Renewal Agency as the funding source.

For Coos River Highway (between D Street and the 1300 block), staff recommended a single-lane grind and inlay to repair a failed road surface. Staff estimated the Coos River Highway work at about $100,000 to be paid from Transportation Fund 02. Project constraints include narrow travel ways (two 11-foot lanes) and steep topography; staff said there is not enough room to add striped bike lanes during this repair. “There are no pedestrian bicycle improvements proposed with this project due to topographical constraints,” staff said.

Staff described procurement and timeline for Anderson: advertise, open bids about Sept. 10, go to city council Sept. 17, and begin construction in early October with an anticipated 60–90 calendar-day duration. Commissioners discussed signage options and asked staff to consider adding “bikes on roadway” signs where appropriate; the commission approved moving the projects forward and the motion carried on a voice vote.