News
April 17, 2009
Initial Hillsborough Street Project Community Meeting Set For April 28
Business operators, residents, students and any and all interested persons are invited to attend the first community meeting to provide information and answer questions about the Hillsborough Street Roundabout Project Phase I.
The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in the Hillsborough Street Partnership offices at 2100-200 Hillsborough St. (1 Maiden Lane). The meeting will have an informal floating format that will allow for interested persons to drop by anytime within the 3-hour period.
The City has a $9.92 million contract with Hamlett and Associates, Inc. for the Hillsborough Street Roundabout Project Phase I, which extends from Gardner Street to Oberlin Road.
The Hillsborough Street Roundabout Project Phase I will have a formal groundbreaking on May 20. The project will convert Hillsborough Street to a two-lane, median-divided facility with on-street parking on both sides, a seven-foot wide raised median, sidewalk bulb-outs at the intersections and mid-block location, and several pedestrian signals. Two roundabouts will be constructed, at Hillsborough Street and Pullen Road and at Oberlin Road and Pullen Road Extension/Groveland Avenue. The project will replace the existing concrete and brick sidewalks. The project also includes replacing both water and sewer utilities throughout the length of the project, putting overhead utilities underground, adding infrastructure to accommodate possible future charging stations for electric plug-in vehicles, and installing LED street and pedestrian lighting.
Prepared by:
John Boyette
Public Affairs Specialist
Public Affairs Department
For More Information Contact:
Tim Sudano
Roadways
Public Works Department
222 West Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-996-3030
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