Main Street is now open to "One-Way, Local Traffic Only" from Duke Street to Great Jones/Morgan Street. Local traffic only will be maintained. By the end of September after the north side of Main Street has been completed, the number of barrels can be reduced relieving some of the congestion in the area. The contractor is making GREAT progress. The entire street should be open to two-way traffic around February 2010 once the stamped concrete, paving and a signal have been completed.
The West Village Street Improvements Project consists of installing underground power infrastructure, street improvements and streetscaping on Main Street between Ramseur Street and Duke Street. The West Village Street Improvements will have a similar appearance to the Downtown Streetscape Project completed in June of 2007.
ST-235 Main Street - West Village Streetscape Rendering
This project will make Main Street more pedestrian, bicycle, and overall transportation friendly. In addition, Main Street will serve as the connection to Bright Leaf Square. Main Street will be reconstructed using a combination of standard paving and decorative pavements. Sidewalks will be reconstructed and landscaping incorporated into the design. New lighting for vehicles on the streets and for pedestrians on the sidewalks is included, as well as installing the underground infrastructure to move the overhead power to underground. The contractor will maintain traffic throughout construction when it can be safely maintained; however at times traffic will have to be detoured. When the contractor is installing the underground power vaults, the traffic will have to be switched to local traffic only or detoured for a period of time, due to the size and location of the vaults. The construction will take one year. The City is excited about installing this vital connection between Downtown Durham and Bright Leaf Square.
Contract ST-235 (EDA PROJECT 04-79-05884) West Village Street Improvements (Main Street) was awarded at the City Council work session on February 5, 2009. The bids were received on Monday, January 12, 2009. The low bidder was Lanier Construction Company, Incorporated. Lanier's bid was $2,283,431.20. Funding for this project is available in the Liggett Streetscape Improvements fund and is partially supplemented with a $1 million grant from the Economic Development Administration. Construction will begin on March 11, 2009 with a projected completion date of June 2010.
For information on this project, contact Todd Ireland, CET, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., (919)677-2042 or todd.ireland@kimley-horn.com.