Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Streets Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Fogg Street reconstruction pushed until after Christmas; 95% closure plan approved with $2.6M budget
Summary
City staff told the commission the Fogg Street project will use an approved 95% closure traffic plan to preserve pedestrian access, start the contract the Monday after Christmas and use an allocated $2.6 million budget; DOT downtown striping is expected mid- to late-January.
City Manager Whitehead told the commission on Dec. 3 that the Fogg Street reconstruction contract will begin after the holiday period under a 95% closure traffic plan negotiated with downtown business owners.
Whitehead said contractors requested full closures; the city worked with business owners to create an arrangement that keeps pedestrian access to shops and provides occasional vehicle access where possible. "We received approval for the traffic plan, ... which includes walk access to the businesses," Whitehead said, describing the approved traffic plan and access accommodations.
The nut graf: The change delays disruptive construction until after the holiday shopping season while preserving business access; Whitehead said this approach gives contractors a better mobilization week before full construction begins. He said the project has exactly $2,600,000 budgeted and that the start date will be Dec. 30 (the Monday after Christmas) to allow mobilization and minimize holiday disruption.
Whitehead also noted related corridor work: the state Department of Transportation has bids and final contracts for downtown striping, which should begin mid- to late-January and help restore the Broadway corridor by the end of the fiscal year. He added that crews have begun a boat-dock project and that Ralph Edwards Park will have temporary closures while work is in progress.
The commission discussed access and scheduling; staff said they will monitor business impacts and coordinate traffic control with the contractor and DOT. The commission did not take a separate vote on these scheduling adjustments beyond the project approvals already on the agenda.
