Administrator updates: Safe Routes, Transportation Alternative, airport and downtown master-plan timeline
Summary
City Administrator Nathan Jones reported progress on multiple engineering projects: coordination with ITD for Safe Routes to School and Transportation Alternative reimbursements, ADA curb ramp funding, a Transportation Alternative pre-construction meeting March 13 and LaRiviere Construction setup March 17; the Downtown master-plan preservation survey will take about eight to ten weeks.
City Administrator Nathan Jones provided a consolidated status report on several city infrastructure and planning projects at the March 11 meeting. He said JUB Engineering is communicating with ITD on traffic studies tied to Safe Routes to School and that the Transportation Alternative project is awaiting scope approvals for reimbursement; a pre-construction meeting for the latter was scheduled for March 13, 2025, and LaRiviere Construction was scheduled to start pre-construction setup March 17, 2025.
Jones said the ADA curb ramp funds have been received and the Child Pedestrian Safety project on Brown Avenue has award funding of $250,000 with final design completed December 19, 2024; he described the scope as replacing existing sidewalks where feasible and replacing solar signs. He added the Airport Master Plan is in final review and the Water Master Plan has technical approval from IDEQ; smoke testing for the Sewer Master Plan is planned for July or August when sewers are dry. Jones said the Rex Theater has new ownership and will undergo renovations over the next two years. "I didn't think that there had been any yet but would get a status update and send out an email," Jones said when asked about reimbursements received to date.
Council asked for follow-up on funding disbursement timing to share with downtown businesses and requested future updates.
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