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Coos Bay council approves most 2024–25 road and sidewalk projects, defers one intersection until more data
Summary
City staff presented five streets and sidewalk projects totaling an estimated $1.14 million; the council approved the package but asked staff to withhold final approval of the Central Avenue (Spring Streets) segment pending additional traffic and pedestrian data.
Coos Bay city staff laid out five road and sidewalk projects for fall 2024 and spring 2025 and the City Council approved the work Tuesday, asking for more data on a single intersection before finalizing that piece.
Jennifer, a city staff member presenting the plan, said staff recommends five projects: an Anderson Avenue sidewalk replacement, the 2024 Spring Streets project on Central Avenue (including bike lanes, an ADA ramp and a new crosswalk with rapid flashing beacons), a South Ninth Street dig‑out and reconstruction, an emergency rip‑rap and roadway repair for the Pennsylvania Avenue landslide, and a 2025 spring roads package covering four road segments. She also described a 2025 pothole/pavement repair list totaling 17,610 square feet and gave estimated engineer costs: Anderson sidewalk $258,000; 2024 Spring Streets $300,000; Pennsylvania landslide $255,000; 2025 Spring Roads $385,000; and the pothole project $200,000, for a combined estimate of $1,140,000. Funding sources cited were the downtown URA Fund 57 (Anderson sidewalk) and the transportation capital fund for the remaining projects.
A council member questioned the Central Avenue location, asking whether left‑turn volumes and the proximity of multiple rapid flashing beacons had been measured and how pedestrian access would function where sidewalk is not present uphill. Jennifer said the flashing beacons were an engineer recommendation tied to where eastbound lanes merge and offered to gather additional traffic counts and clarifying information.
Because of those outstanding questions, the presiding officer asked staff to proceed with the package but exclude the Central Avenue (Spring Streets) item until the council receives further information at the September 17 meeting. The council voted by voice to approve the remaining projects; the presiding officer announced the motion carries.
The decision keeps most repairs and safety work on a near‑term schedule while reserving judgment on the Central Avenue restriping and crosswalk configuration until staff returns with counts and design clarifications.
