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Consultants outline Broadway/Main Street revitalization after $600,000 grant award
Summary
Ensign Engineering presented plans for a Broadway revitalization project funded by a $600,000 Governor’s Office grant, promising 6–8 months of planning and public engagement focused on a historic stretch near Main Street.
Ensign Engineering representatives presented a planning phase for the Broadway/Main Street infrastructure revitalization at the Green River City Council meeting Sept. 9, saying the project has been awarded $600,000 by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity.
Consultant Linda Hansel, who introduced the firm’s team, said the work will emphasize local input and authentic downtown character to encourage travelers from I‑70 to stop in Green River. The firm proposed concentrating initial design and engineering on the south end of Broadway and roughly 300 feet on the east side of Main Street, with public engagement and outreach scheduled over an estimated six to eight months.
Council members and downtown business owners pressed consultants on parking and traffic flow during question-and-answer. A business representative warned that changes that restrict curbside access could hurt long-standing businesses; one longtime Broadway business owner said, “If what happens to Broadway doesn’t positively impact us, you’ll put two of the only businesses on Broadway out of business,” and asked to be included in a steering committee. Consultants and staff repeatedly offered to prioritize stakeholder outreach and steering-committee representation for downtown merchants.
The project team told council that much of the detailed design remains to be defined by public input and traffic engineering. Staff said the city will coordinate meetings and advertise opportunities for residents and property owners to participate. The consultants said they will work with traffic engineers to preserve loading and parking needs while improving walkability and place-making.
The presentation closed with a commitment from Ensign Engineering and city staff to schedule public workshops and stakeholder meetings; council members asked staff to notify downtown business owners about early steering-committee meetings.
