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Karrow Avenue Roadway Reconstruction Project Welcome! Public Meeting No. 1 September 28, 2023 ---PAGE BREAK--- Karrow Avenue Roadway Reconstruction Project ❑Project Contacts ❑City of Whitefish ❑Craig Workman, PE, Public Works Director ❑Karin Hilding, PE, Engineering & Sustainability Project Manager ❑Tammy Omundson, Office Manager ❑Robert Peccia & Associates (RPA) – Consulting Engineers ❑Brandon Theis, PE, Site Development Group Manager ❑Austin Pauly, EI, Project Designer ❑Chris Brazda, EI, Engineering Designer / Construction Technician ---PAGE BREAK--- Karrow Avenue Roadway Reconstruction Project ❑Meeting Outline ❑ Project Overview and Goals ❑ Overview of Preliminary Project Schedule ❑ Review of Previous Planning Documents and Current City Design Standards ❑ Review Karrow Avenue Street Sections ❑ Review of Preliminary Design Exhibits ❑ Review of City Street Light Standards ❑ Public Input ---PAGE BREAK--- Spring 2023 • Data Gathering • Site Survey Summer 2023 • Project Development • Preliminary Engineering • Newsletter #1 (August 2023) Fall 2023 • Design Engineering • Newsletter #2 & Public Meeting #1 (September 2023) • City Council / Public Meeting for approval of Recommended Design and Authorization to Bid ---PAGE BREAK--- Winter 2023 / 2024 • Final Design • Newsletter #3 & Public Meeting #3 (January 2023) Spring 2024 • Advertising & Bidding (March 2024) • Contractor Selected • Newsletter #4 & Public Meeting #4 (April 2024) Summer / Fall 2024 • Construction Phase • Traffic Detours ---PAGE BREAK--- Karrow Avenue Roadway Reconstruction Project ❑Review of Previous Planning Documents ❑City of Whitefish Engineering Standards – 2019 ❑Collector Roadway Section ❑“Connect Whitefish” Bike/Ped Master Plan – 2017 ❑Identified a path adjacent to Karrow Avenue ❑Enhanced Public Health, Livability, and Property Values ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Whitefish Engineering Standards ---PAGE BREAK--- “Connect Whitefish” Bike/Ped Master Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- What we know from previous Planning Documents ❑Whitefish Collector Streets have a recommended width of 32-feet. (Back of Curb to Back of Curb) ❑A path is recommended along Karrow Avenue to promote shared Right-of-Way use for peds/bikes. (Width: 8-feet minimum, 10-feet desirable) ❑With new curbs being introduced, new underground piped drainage conveyance shall be considered. ❑Whitefish Collector Streets to receive street lighting. ---PAGE BREAK--- Preferred Roadway & Path Section ❑Roadway ❑ 28’ from TBC to TBC narrower than City’s standard) ❑Path ❑ 8’ wide (matches minimum) ❑Boulevard ❑ Landscape buffer, with trees and streetlights, between the roadway curb and path ❑ Typically 6’ Wide ❑42-feet wide section recommended to help calm traffic and avoid existing utilities. ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Proposed Street Lighting ❑City standard street lights will be installed. ❑Street lights are typically spaced every 150-180 feet. ❑Street lights are typically spaced at intersection and at mid block locations. ❑Street lights have house side shields to minimize light trespass. ❑Street lights are dark sky compliant. ---PAGE BREAK--- City Standard Street Light ---PAGE BREAK--- Let Us Hear From You! ❑Existing Issues/Concerns ❑You live here! Tell us about any existing issues or concerns you may have. ❑Email Distribution List ❑Forward us your email address to receive project updates via email. ❑Comments ❑Please email us at ([EMAIL REDACTED]) any comments you may have. Questionnaire can be found on the City of Whitefish “Current Projects” Public Works Department webpage.