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How can you find out what is going on?
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Q: How will parking be effected and for how long?
A: Parking is
moved/restricted on the blocks where construction is happening.
Comment: Education to schools crossing guards is important around the construction and safety.
Q: How far in on the side streets will construction go?
A: Construction will
go underground until the first pole, and then the utilities will come above
ground. New paving and sidewalks will also be incorporated onto the side
streets.
Q: When construction is done, will traffic go back to 2-way?
A: Yes, North
Street will remain a 2-way street during construction and after construction is
finished.
Q: Are there ways to protect the trees from breaking? If broken, will they be
replaced?
A: There will be 48-inch high tree guards surrounding the trees to
protect them. About 30 new trees will be going in at the end of the project,
next summer, and the same preventative measures will be used. Branch Out
Burlington works closely with City Arborist, Warren Spinner, on a Tree Keeper
Program.
Q: There are places on North Street where there’s hardly any curb and people
park on the sidewalk. Will this still be true?
A: Curbs should be between 4 to 7
inches. The cause of the low curb is from re-paving. The current pavement will
be ground down so there will be a curb again between 4 to 7 inches. It will be
much harder to park on the sidewalk.
Comment: Improvements could be made to the lot on the North and Park Street corner to prevent cars from exiting the lot over the sidewalk. There was talk of using CDBG funds to put in a fence or plantings
Q: You say this project will take 2 years, but you will be done next summer.
That’s one year.
A: We talk about 2 construction seasons; this summer and next
summer.
Comment: Can the City issue earplugs?
Q: What will be done about the dust created from construction? A: The construction crews have permission to hook a hose to the fire hydrants. They will be spraying down the construction site on dry days to help the dust settle.
Q: Those metal plates that are put over the street are really loud and make sleeping difficult. Do they have to use those plates? A: Due to the construction of the road, yes, the plates have to be used to allow the concrete below to dry overnight. Don’t worry, the plates will only be on your block one or two nights for each side of the street (construction goes up the south side, and down the north side). If you are concerned about what night the metal plates will be in front of your house, you can call the response line at 651·9688. We will get better at predicting the pace of the construction.
Project development is guided by a citizen task force and has involved over 800 local residents and business owners. An AmeriCorps*VISTA and a citizen task force engaged the neighborhood for 18 months to create an action plan for the street which included community building, economic development and public improvements.
Page last updated June 3, 2004

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