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Safe Streets 4 All kickoff: Archie leaders meet with HDR, discuss advisory committee and truck limits on Butcher Road
Summary
City staff and an alderman reported a March 5 kickoff with HDR Engineering and Merge Midwest for the Safe Streets 4 All action plan; aldermen were asked to nominate advisory-committee members and discussed posting "No trucks over 10,000 lbs" signs on Butcher Road to reduce roadway wear.
City Administrator April Clark told the Archie Board of Aldermen on March 11 that city staff met with HDR Engineering Group and Merge Midwest on March 5 to begin work on the Safe Streets 4 All action plan. Clark asked board members to suggest names for people to serve on an Advisory/Steering Committee that HDR will use for project outreach and review.
Board members discussed traffic controls for Butcher Road to limit heavy vehicles and help preserve the roadway. Alderman Mark Houchen moved (and the board later approved motions on other agenda items) but no formal ordinance or final decision on signage was adopted during the meeting. Alderman Tony Sallee said staff discussed placing "No trucks over 10,000 lbs" signs at the intersections of Butcher Road with A Highway and Pine Street to help reduce pavement damage; staff will include potential funding opportunities for Pine Street in future budget work sessions.
The Safe Streets kickoff also produced scope-and-schedule tasks to be performed by HDR and Merge Midwest as part of the action plan; Administrator Clark asked aldermen to submit suggested committee names to HDR through city staff. The item did not include a vote; it was presented for direction and continued planning. The board entered executive session later in the evening on an unrelated real-estate matter and adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
Next steps: staff will forward proposed advisory-committee nominees to HDR Engineering and develop a traffic-signage recommendation and cost estimate for future board consideration.
