Survey engineering presents Safe Streets grant, public engagement and Route 2A options
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Director Holliday said Gardner City has $258,000 in FHWA grant funding for a Vision Zero safety action plan and announced a public engagement meeting at the end of the month; he reviewed prior Route 2A/rotary studies and said further design to reintroduce the concept could cost $250,000+ for TIP submission and would involve takings and complete-streets requirements.
Director Holliday, head of the city’s survey/engineering unit, updated the Public Service Committee April 16 on several transportation projects and outreach efforts.
Holliday said the city received $258,000 in federal Highway Administration grant funds to create a Vision Zero safety action plan (branded in the packet as "Safe Streets and Routes for All"). He described a Vision Zero steering committee that includes staff, regional partners and business representatives and pointed to an interactive project map on the engineering website for public comment; about 70 people had left comments as of his update. Holliday listed a public engagement meeting scheduled at the end of the month in the Police Department community room to present the plan and collect input.
On Route 2A and the Elm Street intersection, Holliday reviewed prior engineering work including conceptual rotary options and said reintroducing a rotary or reworking intersection geometry would likely require significant takings and complete-streets design. He estimated that bringing prior work to the state for a TIP submission would require at least $250,000 in additional design funding and cautioned the project could be years out even with state funding.
Holliday also reported ongoing work on the Uptown rotary revisions, communication with the state and that the state may seek a change order to have another contractor complete outstanding items. Committee members suggested smaller geometry and signal fixes could be tried first; Holliday agreed that better signage and notification on Elm Street might reduce risky driver behavior in the near term.
Holliday said he will continue outreach, monitor state coordination on the Uptown rotary, and provide meeting materials and map links to the committee.
