HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02- Mill Street Project UpdateAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
Meeting Type:
Staff Contact/Dept.:
Staff Phone No:
Estimated Time:
5/16/2022
Work Session
Kristi Krueger/DPW
541-726-4584
20 Minutes
SPRINGFIELD Council Goals: Maintain and Improve
CITY COUNCIL Infrastructure and
Facilities
ITEM TITLE: MILL STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE
ACTION
REQUESTED: No action is requested. Staff will provide an update on the project status.
ISSUE The Mill Street Reconstruction Project received the Notice to Proceed as a federally
STATEMENT: funded project from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on
February 1St. This allowed the project design to begin for the Mill Street
Reconstruction Proiect.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Mill Street Wastewater Pipe Work
DISCUSSION/FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Mill Street Reconstruction design team has begun working on the Mill Street reconstruction project
design. Project elements in the Mill Street project include the following:
• A full reconstruction of the roadway from S.'A' Street to Centennial Blvd.
• Stormwater quality facilities
• Bicycle facilities
• Pedestrian and ADA improvements
• Decorative street lighting from Main Street to `E' Street
• Traffic calming
• Wastewater line replacement from Main Street to just north of `G' Street and wastewater line
lateral improvements
The team initiated the public outreach process by developing a project webpage Mill Street Project Page
and sent out the project kick-off mailer February 22, 2022 Mailer to property owners and residents in the
surrounding area. The survey work, traffic counts, and parking utilization study are now complete.
The project has various competing elements which include stormwater treatment, bicycle and pedestrian
facilities, travel lanes, street lighting, trees, and electrical utilities. Bicycle facilities are a required element
as identified in the City's Transportation System Plan and currently do not exist. Due to the competing
elements and the existing right-of-way constraints, the project will require parking to be removed from one
side of the street.
A parking utilization study has been conducted and staff will send out a second mailer and electronic
update shortly to the property owners and residents to give a project update and communicate the need to
remove parking from one side of the street. Staff will ask for any feedback, questions, or concerns people
may have as well as offer to meet in person if they would like.
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DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
February 22, 2022
RE: Mill Street Reconstruction Project
Dear Property Owner/Resident:
SPRINGFIELD
OREGON 225 FIFTH STREET
SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477
(541) 726-3753
FAX (541) 726-3689
www.springfield-or.gov
We're excited to share with you that the Mill Street Reconstruction Project is moving forward. We're
beginning the design phase with survey work scheduled to begin on February 28, 2022. This is one of
many steps required to complete the project. We want community members to be aware of the
project status along the way and look forward to construction which is planned to begin in 2024.
Background Information
Mill Street serves as a collector for residences and
some commercial use, and provides access to
Centennial Boulevard and Main Street, two key
Springfield arterial streets. Over time, the street has
reached a state of deterioration beyond the
feasibility of maintenance treatments.
In addition to crumbling pavement, Mill Street
currently presents challenges to pedestrians and
bicyclists. Cyclists currently ride in the roadway and
weave in and out of parked cars along the street.
Centennial Blvd
Between 2008-2015, nine bicyclist -involved crashes
were reported along the project length. All except
for one were angle, sideswipe, or turning
movements, which are the types of crashes that
could be expected to occur without good visibility of
people biking and without infrastructure that
encourages more predictable riding behavior, such
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walking to Centennial Boulevard or Pioneer Parkway s "A" St
to use the bus. Reconstructing Mill Street provides
an opportunity to enhance the safety and
accessibility of curb ramps and pedestrian crossings to allow for continued, safe access of commonly
used pedestrian routes to get to and from the nearby bus lines.
Project Goals
The reconstruction of Mill Street from S'A'
Street to Centennial Boulevard aims to achieve
the following:
• Create a new transportation asset that
will serve our community for many
years by fully reconstructing a major
collector in complete disrepair.
• Improve accessibility for pedestrians
and bicyclists by addressing
pedestrian crossings, bringing curb
ramps up to meet ADA standards, and
fill in a missing gap in the Springfield bicycle network.
Improve street lighting to make the area more walkable at night and increase the safety of all
users.
• Rehabilitate sanitary sewer lines. This is necessary to enable the City to maintain compliance
with federal and state requirements to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows.
• Improve stormwater facilities. Stormwater Management is an important part of the
community's effort to improve water quality, protect fish habitat, and protect properties and
infrastructure from flooding. Stormwater flows to storm drains, gutters, ditches, swales, or a
system of pipes, eventually ending up in the McKenzie or Willamette rivers. Unlike wastewater
from indoor plumbing, stormwater is not treated before being emptied into our waterways.
Staff will provide updates of the reconstruction project on the project webpage
https://bit.ly/MiIlStreetReconstruction. We will also send out electronic updates
through e-mail. If you would like to receive an electronic update through e-mail, please
sign up at https://bit.ly/MiIlStreetReconstructionEMAIL or use the QR codes below.
Project updates website
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Join the E-mail list
https://bit.ly/MiIlStreetReconstruction https://bit.ly/MiIlStreetReconstructionEMAIL
Sincerely,
SPRING FI5ILD Kristi Krueger, P.E.
Capital Engineering Manager
kkrueger@springfield-or.gov
O RE G O hl 541.726.45 84
springfield-or.gov