50th Street and Grange Rd Improvements

On Monday, June 12, the intersection of Eden Avenue and Willson Road will close to all traffic for the summer. A detour route will be signed utilizing 50th St, Benton Avenue, and the West Frontage Road. Access to northbound Highway 100 and local residents and businesses will be maintained. Traffic exiting Highway 100 will be routed to 50th Street as right turns onto Grange Road will be prohibited.

Sidewalks will also be closed as it will not be safe to enter an active work zone. Please refrain from cutting through the active work zone. We continue to have problems with pedestrians and cyclist entering active work zones at other locations. This is not safe.

The closure is anticipated to last until the end of August.

On June 30, Grange Road between 50^th and the west City Hall Parking Lot exit will be closed for two weeks to complete a storm sewer connection and replace the concrete. The northbound highway 100 off-ramp will be open but traffic will be routed to Eden Avenue. Access to northbound highway 100 will be from 50^th Street.

Starting the first or second week of June, the Eden Avenue, Grange Road and Willson Road Intersection will be closed for the summer. Look for a signed detour route utilizing 50^th Street, Benton Avenue and the West Frontage Road. Access will continue to be provided to local residents and businesses along the East Frontage Road. Sidewalks will also be closed as it will not be safe to enter an active work zone. Please refrain from cutting through the active work zone. We continue to have problems with pedestrians and cyclist entering active work zones at other locations. This is not safe.The closure is anticipated to last until the end of August.

The Eden Grange Roundabouts Project will most likely have some traffic control changes next week. There is a storm sewer crossing that needs replacement across Grange Road just north of the west City Hall entrance. The northbound highway 100 off ramp will be open but traffic will be directly south to Eden Avenue and detoured either east or west. Access to northbound highway 100 will be either from eastbound or westbound 50^th Street. There will not be access from Grange Road to northbound highway 100 during this temporary work. The work is expected to last 2 weeks in order to install the new pipe and replace the concrete. Thanks

The Eden Grange Roundabout Project is starting on May 8. Willson Road will be closed south of Eden Avenue beginning May 8. Look for a signed detour route utilizing Eden Avenue, Benton Avenue and the West Frontage Road. Access will continue to be provided to local residents and businesses along the East Frontage Road. Sidewalks will also be closed as it will not be safe to enter an active work zone. Please refrain from cutting through the active work zone. We continue to have problems with pedestrians and cyclist entering active work zones at other locations. This is not safe. The work that is anticipated in May includes relocations of private utilities. Installation of watermain, and concrete curb & gutter.

We opened bids last week and have a preferred contractor to complete the project this year. Staff is asking the City Council and HRA to approve contracts this week. A detailed construction schedule will be coming soon. Generally, Willson Rd south of Eden could be closed early May and the entire intersection closed early June after school is out for the summer. The project is required to be completed by the end of August before school starts in the fall. Thank you.

The preliminary layout for the roundabouts at Eden and Grange have been developed as shown above. The consultant is working on vertical alignments and construction limits. After those details are available, staff will communicate those details and be available for questions. Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.

Staff will be presenting the final concepts and community feedback on those concepts to the City Council on Nov. 3. The item is informational only and not open to public testimony. Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.

Please find a graphic for concepts outside of the TIF district. We are calling these Phase 2 Improvements. Typical street funding sources would have to be used to construct these improvements. The funding has not been identified and these are not in the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan.

Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer

Please find a graphic of all three concepts being considered. We are calling these Phase 1 Improvements. These would most likely be eligible for TIF Funding.

The concept on Grange Road will modify existing traffic lanes and adding a wide shared use trail on the west side. The benefits of this concept are;

1. Reduced Vehicle Speeds - traffic calming by narrowing lanes.
2. Improved pedestrian facility - wide shared use trail.
3. Fills a gap in the pedestrian network between Eden Avenue and 50th Street.

Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer