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City hears $1.9 million plan to make State Street crossing safer; $256,000 shortfall remains
Summary
Engineers presented a redesign of the State Street pedestrian crossing that raises the road grade, adds an elevated crossing and pedestrian-activated flashing signals. The project is largely grant-funded but officials say the package leaves an estimated funding gap of about $256,000; staff will refine numbers during plan review.
Troy of Citco told the Roosevelt City Council on Wednesday that a planned pedestrian crossing on State Street will shift from an underpass to an at‑grade, elevated crossing because hydraulic studies showed an underpass would flood.
"As we have worked on that, the best way I can describe it is looking hydraulically at Cottonwood Creek…there is no way for us to get an underpass under there that potentially won't be flooded," Troy said.
The design includes raising the roadway about 5 feet to eliminate a blind hill, widening shoulders and adding curb, gutter and sidewalk to tie into existing paths on both sides of State Street. An elevated pedestrian crossing and an activated flashing pedestrian signal — similar to an existing installation on 3rd South and U.S. 40…
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