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Springdale details Northland, East Kemper and multiuse-path plans; maintenance programs continue
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Summary
Public Works Director Kevin McKinney and Economic Development Director Andy Kukta described completion of Northland Boulevard, East Kemper Road Phase 1 with a road diet and shared-use path, ongoing concrete and sidewalk programs, planned bus-shelter replacements and future multiuse-path planning that will require regional coordination.
Kevin McKinney, Springdale's director of public works, told the State of the City audience that Northland Boulevard is largely complete with punch-list items remaining and that the city expects to finish that work by August. He described routine pavement preservation (cape seal, crack sealing, rejuvenator), a concrete program that includes catch-basin and sidewalk repairs, and a newly installed brine station to improve winter response.
McKinney said East Kemper Road Phase 1 (Chesterdale to Commons Drive) will involve a road-diet measure: removing one westbound lane on the north side, adding a shared-use path and building sidewalks on the south side to improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity. He apologized for anticipated short-term traffic disruptions during construction and said the project will increase active-transportation access into the city.
Economic Development Director Andy Kukta described a broader multiuse-path vision that extends Northland Boulevard to Route 4 and connects into the Glenwood/Mill Creek connector, a roughly two-mile effort that crosses several jurisdictions and requires coordination with surrounding communities and Hamilton County parks. Kukta said parts of that connector lie outside Springdale city limits and will take multiple years of coordination to construct.
Why it matters: these projects aim to improve safety and nonmotorized connectivity while completing critical surface-work in commercial and industrial areas. Residents should expect short-term construction impacts; city officials emphasized outreach and project notification resources for affected neighborhoods.
Next steps: finish Northland Boulevard punch list, advance East Kemper Phase 1, continue citywide street-maintenance rounds and coordinate with ODOT and neighboring jurisdictions on regional trail segments.
