The Murfreesboro Planning and Engineering Department will hold a public meeting to gather input on proposed street and drainage improvements for Maney Avenue from Broad to College streets.
This project will address drainage problems experienced in the neighborhood and provide a new streetscape.
The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. March 16 in Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Blvd. Residents will be able to review plans and offer their ideas and suggestions for the project. The City will also have photographs of some of the contemplated improvements for residents to comment upon.
Information will be available regarding the proposed improvements including:
• Landscaping with street trees and sodded grass strips
• Stamped asphalt crosswalks (red-brick colored)
• Stamped concrete plaza areas (red-brick colored)
• Defined on-street parking using concrete porous pavers
• Decorative street lighting, black cast aluminum poles with acorn fixture
• Handicap ramps with black, truncated domes
• Utilities including Water, sewer and stormwater line replacements..
Many of the proposed improvements were outlined in the Maney Avenue Comprehensive Community Plan, which, though not formally adopted, has been used as a guide by several developers of projects in the area.
City staff is still in the design stage of the project and wants to obtain community input before finishing the design
After completing the design stage, the city will then proceed with obtaining the necessary easements needed to complete the project. The City also plans to continue these improvements from College Street to Oaklands Mansion at a future date.
“We anticipate obtaining the easements, advertising for construction, awarding the construction contract, and beginning construction by late spring or early summer,” said Murfreesboro City Engineer Chris Griffith. “The anticipated construction schedule is a little over a year in duration which would make completion in early fall, 2011.”
Those who attend will be invited to share their ideas and will have the opportunity to provide comments to City staff. |
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