 All right, well, we're going to get started. Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining us this evening for the when you see main street or vitalization construction public meeting Before we jump right into it. I just want to go over a couple housekeeping items. So this meeting will be recorded by CCTV and it will be posted to the project website and also shared to our email distribution list I just want to give everybody a heads up Remote attendees you are going to be muted throughout the presentation But when we get to the Q&A section at the end of the presentation, you will have the ability to unmute To do this you just need to raise your hand and then we'll kind of unmute you as we go if you are joining us by phone To raise your hand you're just gonna hit star nine and then you'll be able to unmute using star six They'll also have a Q&A On the screen people that are attending through their computer if you don't feel comfortable unmuting you can also enter questions Through the Q&A section. It won't read them out loud for you And then just in person normal thing just raise your hand and I'll come and run you over a mic And you will answer questions that way so we're just going to alternate between the room and the people online to make sure everybody's voices are heard this evening and Welcome again to this meeting A couple things for people online If you're joining us from a computer, there's a couple features kind of up on the top screen just to change the way that you're viewing And then also your view and unmute is down here We've got our chat and Q&A and then our raise hand feature just down here along that bottom bar So that's how you're going to be able to talk to us during that Q&A section So I am going to go ahead and hand it off to Ryan. Thank you Thank you So I'm going to jump right into it. My name is Ryan Lambert. I'm City Engineer for When You Skeet We have a lot of material to cover tonight. It's high level. It's general, but we don't want to leave anything out So we've set it up that we'll go through some project background to start Get into the construction schedule Talk about the impacts that folks can expect during construction Cover our methods of communicating information to the public during construction And we'll close with the Q&A session Two things I'll note one, please hold questions until the end of the presentation And two, this is really A construction specific meeting So if we can keep the questions on topic or mostly quick to address questions specific to construction There are other questions about the design or other facets of the project happy to answer those After the meeting So on the screen you'll see a map of the project area outlining pink It's about eight tenths of Main Street, which is also us for two and seven The northern end is the town line shared with Colchester and extensive southern The southern end, which is the overpass the railroad tracks So as mentioned eight tenths of a mile including some of the Extents up and down the side streets that intersect with Main Street The purpose of the project is to improve the safety accessibility and mobility for all modes of transportation Replacing upgrade utilities and public infrastructure and maintain a critical regional connection And this third bullet is very relevant to the construction phase. There's all this work that we need to do But we cannot interrupt The traffic traveling through the corridor and we're not interrupting utilities to folks for 99.9% of the project So we'll get into the details on that The project team consists of the city of Leweski as the owner We have a joint effort uberki and joint the line companies are the contractor that will be doing the work These are Two companies that are part of the same parent company d.a. Collins out of upstate new york Recently they completed a v-trans project in Leweski the class 1 highway resurfacing on route 15 new salad street So they are familiar with the area and they do work up in northern brahmad On the design side on this third row. We have vhb as the prime consultant New frame group is covering the water and sewer side of design Ellen consulting on the electrical and telecom and then we have dpi representing the President and engineer performing the inspection work on behalf of the city during the construction The fourth row we're listing one various funding agencies. We've been fortunate to gather a sizable amount of funding from various sources to support this project These include the usda or old development the SRF funding program circling water and drinking water which is an epa fund that's managed by vermont dc It also funding from northern border regional commission and us for service And down at the bottom We know v-trans and wsp v-trans has been a valuable partner through the project They're not a direct funder of anything specific to the project, but they have extended their contract with wsp They're doing public outreach efforts for a nearby project which i'll mention in a moment and they've extended that public outreach Services to the city for this project So we're very very full for all the funding and the efforts by v-trans and wsp The scope of work for the project is really a complete overhaul of all the infrastructure in the right away So all the utilities are being replaced drinking water wastewater storm water The electrical and telecoms currently on poles through the corridor are being moved underground And there's a natural gas line being relocated and replaced Um above ground we're replacing Reconstructing the roadway the curbs are being rebuilt. Those will be moved four feet in on both sides So that'll allow for wider sidewalk space and an amenity belt with trees and street lights new sidewalks new signals new signage So it's really a complete overhaul of the road. There will be a uphill climbing Bike lane a buffer on the uphill side the east side of the road There's a reduction in street parking, but this cross section Will vary somewhat depending on where you're located in the corridor that the street parking alternating on both sides depending on where you are Again, and if you're interested in design Happy to answer questions after this meeting at some point We do have the plans posted on the project website if you are interested in getting into the details on that This graphic shows the timeline of the project development Some scoping did begin in 2017 And there was a bond vote passed by the city that allowed for this project to move forward in day of 2018 So we're shorted. We're showing the preliminary plan starting summer 2018 moving all the way through final design right away A bit advertised in the contract order now. We're here in construction spring of 2024 I'll note that you know, we did Hope to move the design a little bit faster, but I get to construction sooner There was a lot of complexities associated with the Utility coordination and under grounding the overhead utilities paired with the right-of-way efforts All the electronic women is being located on private property. So Without getting into the details on that, you know, we're here now and we're very excited to move into construction So with that the construction schedule We've started start date of April 15th And a completion sometime in 2026. So that's three construction seasons two full seasons and a third That'll be a partial season. There'll be winter shutdowns between each season Um, typical working hours will be monday through friday between 7 a.m. And 6 p.m The contract does allow for night and weekend work to happen on a you know, as needed basis There's certain locations likely the busier intersections will need to probably do some night work Some of the utility work will need to happen at night to limit Negative impacts to businesses and whatnot But if there is night work, it's typically sunday nights through thursday nights between 7 p.m. 6 a.m Any weekend work would be during the day So those are the typical hours I'm going to get into the sequencing that the contractors put forward that This is you know, what we're working off of right at the start of this subject to change based on progress Unanticipated conditions weather delays, etc. But this is where we're at right now So to start in 2024 We'll have traffic control measures implemented erosion protection sediment control clearing and grubbing tree removal That's all the first step and then the contractor's crews will begin installing the city utilities Starting with the sewer on the southern end of the project. So around the maple street intersection And they'll work their way northward That's projected to wrap up in august Uh gas relocation by vermont gas will happen concurrently with the sewer work A separate crew will work on the water infrastructure behind the sewer and work their way northward as well That is projected to wrap up in september of this year Once the sewer crew is done on the northern end, they'll come back to the southern end and install the storm water Infrastructure and that's projected to happen between august and november Some work on the eastern sidewalk will follow East sidewalk is where the main duck bank is located for the underground utilities. So that will go in There's also deeper infrastructure for the the street trees and the street lights that would be installed and as they progress forward They'll put in the concrete sidewalks and repair the driveway aprons That work will also continue from the southern end to the northern end Some road work will begin in 2024 as well full road reconstruction and curving replacement The contractor has indicated they hope to get as far as spring street So everything south of spring street could be completed within the curve to curve distance And then uh, you know anywhere that's been disturbed within the corridor They'll put down temporary pavement for the winter shutdown temporary line striping And take down the traffic control for the winter shutdown 2025 and 2026 Really just a continuation they'll pick up again in the spring of 2025 continue with the electrical telecom duck banks Once that's installed the utilities can begin relocating their overhead lines on the ground The contract will wrap up the remaining sidewalk work the aprons the drives Landscaping and paver belts will commence We they'll they'll start putting in the street lights Continuing with other foundations signal foundations The the street light signal conduit and most of the remaining road work and curving will be installed in 2025 2026 is is really come back and Wrap up whatever is left at that point the final touches on the project Lighting fixtures signal equipment some landscaping glantings all the final line striping Most of this work will be out of the roadway. So this season will be a partial season and um, Likely less impactful to the public So just to clarify this project is different from two of the other projects that are also in close proximity V-trans is working on the exit 16 interchange called the diverging diamond interchange ddi That project started last year and it has two phases They completed the first phase in 2023 the second phase will resume next year So I note that because this project will overlap with the schedule for the main street project in 2025 We also the winnyski bridge replacement project That is projected to begin construction on raptor 2027 that will not overlap with main street Okay, moving on into impacts of construction on the public. I've broken this down into traffic parking and dressy dress utilities and a miscellaneous of impacts that like everyone to be aware of Starting with traffic under the contract contractors preparing a traffic control plan Which maintains traffic flow during construction allows them to complete the work they need to do without causing excessive impacts to folks With that said you should expect delays as with any road construction project And it should be noted. Please use caution be alert when you pass through work zones It's for your safety and for the worker safety as well In general the work will be limited to the active work zones. I should say to two blocks at any time These will most likely be two continuous blocks They could be you know in one location and then a couple blocks elsewhere But the traffic control will extend north and south of that active work zone I note this because you know, there's not going to be a point where the entire Intensive a mile of main street will be actively under construction. It'll be done in sections And we're also doing quite a bit of additional coordination with some larger stakeholders on the corridor particular Winiski school district The fire department green mountain transit has bus lines to the corridor So we're making sure that the traffic control takes into account their particular needs So a little bit more on the specifics of the traffic control There will be a few schemes And the scheme will be specific to where the work is happening But in general in each scheme The traffic control will consist of reducing main street to one lane for vehicles northbound only Southbound traffic will be detour to weaver street Now we will continue to have northbound traffic as well But this detour will be 24 seven during those particular phases There will be impacts to side streets Some sidewalk closures as needed pedestrian traffic will be maintained through construction An exception to this is any work north of tygen street We'll keep two lanes one lane in each direction at all times We don't have that weaver street bypass available there. So we need to maintain that that traffic for that area As noted, all traffic control will be removed during the winter shutdowns and replaced in the spring And it should be clearly indicated by signage out on the road where you need to go during these detours We'll also have portable changeable message signs up at the entrances to when you ski possibly at the off ramps At exit 16 and exit 15 on the interstate Informing folks that may be entering or passing through when you ski that there is a large construction project And they may want to consider an alternate route And finally any changes or updates to traffic control during construction will have Some information going out in our weekly emails, which I'll get into a little bit later Moving on parking In general during construction No street parking will be permitted in the work zone during working hours Now this is going to be fairly specific to the work at hand but typically if the work is happening during normal hours there will be permission for parking overnight as needed if there's space available Provided you move your car by 7 a.m The exception to this is for the permanent key tour period You know when we have one lane on main street, we don't want folks parking in that one lane Because we need to keep it wide enough for emergency vehicles to get around if needed It should be noted too as as with traffic Parking updates will be included in the weekly emails that we'll be putting out And finally the contractor does reserve the right to tow vehicles We are going to try to avoid this as much as possible Um, you know, we can get in touch with the owner of the car and we'll ask them to move But if there's a point where the car is there and the contractor has to get going then they do reserve the right That to tow it may be towed around the corner, but um, they reserve that right Moving on the the uh, weaver street detour in particular, but really any detour routes We may also see reduced parking to better allow for the increased capacity of traffic on the detour routes Um, one location we think is this is very likely and necessary is the section of weaver south of spring street Um Most people in town know that it's not really There's parking on both sides and it is challenging for two cars to pass one another. So at a minimum we'll be reducing parking to one side of the road during any detours that use that stretch of weaver street And then finally driveways, um, there's not going to be a point during construction where Uh, in general or there would be any reason that you can't continue to park on private property in your driveway or your parking lot That said Some of the work this is absolutely necessary to do. Um There's no way to do it without some sort of impact to the driveway We're gonna have a lot of communication and coordination with Businesses and residents on a case-by-case basis to deal with this But it needs to be noted that that is one of the impacts to expect during construction So sort of continuing in that same vein ingress and egress the properties at no point We cannot be able to enter or leave your property if you're a pedestrian If you're trying to move your vehicle on or off your property, that's where it gets a little complicated And there will be times where we just have to close the driveway off or You know, typically if you limited to a few hours at most But during those stretches, you know, we'll notify you ahead of time And you can either Keep your car there and just choose not to move your car. We could park it around the corner Um, it's in my opinion one of the most challenging Parts of the project in terms of coordinating with the public to mitigate negative impacts The folks is is how we deal with shutting down driveways during road projects Um, in particular some of the larger buildings on the corridor the multi units that have one driveway Logistically it may be too challenging to ask You know 30 people to move their car around the corner There just might not be enough parking available. So in those cases, you know, we're we're throwing around ideas as how to deal with that But likely something like putting down temporary plating If there, you know, is is some work like concrete curing or sidewalk That typically we want to at least give it 48 hours to cure before cars drive over it And the contractor can put down a plate at the end of the day after it's been poured And the driveway can be reopened for that curing period So very much case by case basis. It's going to require a lot of specific targeted coordination with the folks that are at the impacted properties And you know for that reason communication is key I'll get to it in a moment But you know, we're really hoping that folks a main takeaway from this is you can sign up for these weekly email notifications Because all this information is going to be relayed in that form and I'll continue Okay impacts to utilities Just like traffic utilities will be maintained during construction Utilities being water sewer gas electric Telephone cable internet all of those are utilities Really we're Maintaining service, but we will need to have scheduled shutoffs This is necessary whenever we need to isolate the main lines to switch from new to old When we change services to the specific properties, there'll be a brief shutoff to make that switch over We will provide advance notice to the impact of properties when this happens And in particular with businesses because there are specific You know needs and we want to avoid any situation that would require business to close on account of the construction There would be an additional level of coordination with those folks If at any point you are having issues with any utility Um, it's not working or it's spotty or there's quality issues You didn't receive notice it's possible that was unintentional and was an unscheduled shutoff Please notify us if that happens so that we can address it as soon as possible I'll get to how you can notify us towards the end of this presentation I'm getting into the specifics a little bit more. So there's city-owned and private utilities I'll start with the city-owned utilities as water sewer storm water, you know as A person who lives or works on the corridor most of what you'll notice as far as impacts in day-to-day If there is a shutoff it would be on the water side Before I get into the details of how we deal with that, I want to note temporary water and bypass pumping I'm not going to get into the details of what exactly that is, but it's and we can answer questions at the end But essentially it's necessary to implement these measures to maintain the utility during construction in a situation where The new main is in the same location as the existing and we need to take the existing offline to put in the new main So temporary water Is is projected to be needed between spring street and steven street Bypass pumping which is you know similar but uses a pump to move your wastewater downstream Is is to be needed between union and spring street both of these will happen in june On the sewer side, you really won't notice any change on the water side There's There will be a level of coordination with the property owners to tie in the temp water system to your plumbing There would be no change to the quality of your water Depending on your plumbing. There may be a change to water pressure But once we get into that phase if you are affected by temp water, and we'll have a lot more information for you With the scheduled shutoffs, there'll be a minimum of 24 hour advance notice This is usually in the form of a door hanger at the minimum And if you sign up for the emails, we can tap that method of communication to give you advance notice as well When there are shutoffs It's not necessarily the limit to just main street Especially when we need to isolate sections of the main line to to reconnect The shutout area could extend all the way down to the end of the Science streets. So just be aware. You'll still be notified But just because you don't live on main street doesn't mean you might not be impacted by this work For residential properties, we'll typically try to do the connections for the service replacements between 9 and 3 a.m 9 a.m and 3 p.m. Excuse me and the shutoff, you know, it's typically done well You know within that window We do recommend folks that would be home during those shutoffs to fill containers for use For cooking drinking flushing the toilet that sort of thing It's it's just a good thing to have For commercial residences, obviously that's not going to cut it. There's more specific needs. They need running water to stay open So that's uh, that varies a little bit. It requires some more coordination Likely a lot of that will need to happen at night, but again case by case basis and we're going to coordinate directly with you I'll note to the service pipe work generally replaced just within the public right away for both water and sewer if you're a property owner and You're interested in replacing the rest of your line, which you own you own from The curb stop out to your building on the water side and you own from a new clean out to your building on the sewer side We do encourage you to consider Hiring a third party to replace that line And if you're interested, please reach out after this meeting and we can provide some more information on that On the private utility sides of gas electricity telephone cable indications These actual replacements will be done by the utility provider Turns with the schedule shut off you can expect a lot of the same as with the city Utilities, there's just an additional level of coordination between a third party being the utility and the city and the Our contractor so it's it's similar in terms of Advanced notice and how long the shut off would need to take but Just a little extra layer of complication Same level of coordination with businesses should be expected for all this and I'll note too that with these the service lines extend up to the building so You know the trenches that would cut into private property will all be restored To match the pre-existing condition Just wrapping up on the impact some some miscellaneous items that I feel the public should be aware of construction noise is an obvious one You know, especially if it's at night, there will be efforts to mitigate that to the extent possible But it's road construction is power tools equipment. It's going to be a little loud at times We're not expecting a lot of rock excavation here, but It is possible especially around the steven street intersection. We may have some rock removal needed That presents its own challenges and you know if we need to do that, we'll get into What those impacts might be you know at that time and an issue additional notice to folks erosion protection and sediment control You know, it's the priority to keep our waterways clear So we're going to take all necessary measures to keep sediment from ending up in our storm system and into the river Dust control is another one that that's uh, that can be a pretty big nuisance for folks. Um, the contractor can put down You know, basically calcium chloride solution to keep the dust that under control during the the drier weather If you are feeling like that is not being done adequately, please let us know And lastly soil management plan. So this is with regard to contaminated soils Um, there have been and are still a number of gas stations along the corridor. So we are aware of some Contamination plumes that that we're going to deal with the soil management plan is is how we're going to deal with that And it basically requires us our contractor to follow all You know applicable regulations So that we can protect the public from any sort of negative impacts of the contamination And prevent that contamination from spreading beyond those plumes Um, so any excess soil will be disposed of accordingly in illegal fashion Okay, so wrapping up with communication You know the outreach efforts we're trying to Get this information out to the public this is you know A major project for the city of runuski and it's going to have significant impacts And we want people to be aware of those impacts in this meeting tonight. It's part of that effort But going through some of the other Media that you know, we have been broadcasting information. We have a project website When you ski vt.gov slash main street As I mentioned if you're interested the project plans are up there There's also a lot of other information available. So check that out Um email notifications These will consist of of weekly updates if you did sign up For the east allen resurfacing work Those were extremely helpful to sort of understand where the work was going to occur the following week What the traffic uh, have impacts and parking impacts you can expect so Definitely recommend signing up for those as soon as you can and get those weekly emails There'll also be emails as needed Beyond a weekly basis in case there's a change midweek that folks need to know about And then you know, if we have your contact info and we know your your address we can use your email for Notifying of other impacts related to your property. So they're driveway and utilities Door-to-door outreach Wsp has been out. Maybe you've seen that they've they've gone door-to-door to deliver some materials talk with business owners about the project So that's happened already and then during construction The contractor will be putting door hangers out quite often to notify folks of These impacts and ahead of time We'll also have some monthly multilingual updates and audio and video format for folks that may not be fluent in english We don't want to leave anybody out of this this public outreach effort We'll have informational prints that includes fact sheets posters and brochure Some of that's available tonight. So please grab one And then finally we are supporting a uh, you know, we're open for business campaign That's that's mostly being managed by the downtown and uski association But we we're supporting it and you know posting signage at the ends of the main street corridor We want folks to you know continue to go to the restaurants go shopping at the stores on main street You know keep supporting the businesses This is a two and a half year construction project and you know, there's no doubt that there is some negative Impacts associated with construction to businesses. So we're trying to mitigate that to the greatest extent possible Um, you know, we're copying a bit of what Burlington's been doing in their main street project You've been down there recently Okay public inquiries Um, we've got a contact info up on the screen right now 24 hour hotline for phone calls And email info at when you ski main street calm We've set it up so that everybody and anybody all stakeholders can Call these this number or send an email to this address It'll go to wsp. Wsp will relay Depending on who the best party is to receive that message to either the city the contractor or the engineer And we will get back to you as soon as possible and try to address whatever the concern is So in closing, um, we have a qr code. If you have a smart phone, you can scan that it'll take you to the, um The is it the project site or how to sign up for the the weekly emails Um, again, check out the project website Contact us with any concerns Keep in mind, you know road construction is This is a significant project for us and there's significant impacts and we're doing everything we can to mitigate those negative impacts during construction And just keep in mind, you know, this was a very high level There was a lot of information that I just shared with you all but You know the details of the specific impacts to your property are very much dependent on What the work world inhale in front of your driveway or with your services. So with that, let's open it up to questions Please keep it about construction if you can And we'll do our best to answer tonight and if we can't answer tonight, we'll try to get back to you soon I'm sure everybody can hear me I actually loved I live on the corner of essentially main and we're found street. Um, this is not a question it's more of a comment and I just want to thank city when you see or the time that it probably took to implement this and the thought put into it and The patience that you have ryan when you were speaking today. Um, so this is more of a thank you accommodation and Encouragement for the city of the residents of a new ski to just be patient with this. I definitely have seen a lot of These projects under Underway and then when they're finished and when they're finished you're like you completely forget what it looks like before and you're like This is so beautiful. Um, so that's that's all I'm saying is thank you Good luck And let's let's look forward to 2026 Well, maybe 29 because that's what everything they got, right? Or 32 Thanks, ashley. Um, I swear we didn't plan her to say any of that I want to just pause the community real quick. We do have a number of folks from the contractor and the BHB and and uh, gpi as well. I wanted to give an opportunity to introduce some of the Team members that will help answer these questions. So I'll start with john roush. I work structure for the city when he's key And I'll pass off to my name seven beach right now with the hb the design firm I was the project manager throughout the design of the project Great Hi, i'm craig plumb. I'm a gpi and i'll be the resident project representative for This project John, I'm also with kibriki operations manager With kibriki, I'll be the project manager on the project. Thanks everyone. Um Do you want to do an online question? So we have one question from christine the owner of heavenly nail spa and her question is if construction time Will turn off her water how long and when because her business needs water for Pedicures in the summer A good question. Um, so as I noted anybody that will have water shut off with a minimum of 24 hour advance notice And for businesses, we're taking an extra step and trying to understand your needs In your specific case, I would expect that the shutoff would happen that night So you wouldn't be impacted during your normal business hours Well, it's really online. Okay Kind of along that same line You mentioned water shut-offs between spring and stevens and whatever and whatever I'm I'm playing the river chiropractic So I'm in the tigant Just past tigant north tigant So what's the dimension of water shut-off for that situation? I am like her and that For us to be functioning Water So So that's my question. What's going to happen with water shut-off and also a dry way I have another question question that I won't argue with. Yeah, let me let me start with the water shut-off. Okay So the question was a business on the northern end of the project has Basically a special need that you know in addition to needing water during normal business hours They need they have appointment-based Business that if they need to cancel folks they need to provide more than 24 hour notice so first of all, you know, we plan those shut-offs outside of your normal business hours So you shouldn't need to make any cancellations if for some reason that needed to change We would work with you to get an advance notice beyond the typical 24 hours um with regard to parking and and driveway access, um I think i'm going to pass that on to rubricchi to answer that question, but what I would think is um You know some of that work could happen at night to avoid impacts potentially We'll work with you to find temporary parking so that you can still stay open even if the driveway is closed With that only best to even Yeah, so I would say we'd have to take a look at your specific instance I'm not 100 percent familiar with exactly which driveway it is on the north end there But when most of the driveway is for businesses along the corridor, there are Wide enough that we can also face The sidewalk work and the road work in front of it so we could do half One time and then once that area is ready to be reopened to traffic We can do the other half So there's never any impact to the ability for your patients to get in and out of your business But it would be a case by case and we'd have to take a look at that individual Scheme added that there would be parking on one side of the street so from tigering north If they're parking because I know the diamond energy is coming in there. So is there What's the plan for parking in that area from tigering That's currently still going to be on one side of it like right now it's on my side of the road The west side of the road But is that going away completely because I thought it was going away completely the parking but I So the question was about street parking north of tiger street And yes in the permit condition it is going away completely and I think we talked about you know some ways of managing that During construction, I think it's it's dependent on the traffic control plan a little bit and the sequencing of work Which is still being flushed out You know the sewer work it would be the first to reach That point of the corridor and that isn't predicted to take place until Later in the summer, maybe early August at the soonest So, you know, we're going to look closely at the specific impacts of that may be possible for temporary parking during construction During the work day it really depends. This is a good example of sort of a specific scenario that we need to look into the details And coordinate directly with you Um, well, that's really what we're trying to do everybody on the corridor as you know needed everybody has different needs residents versus businesses are a big difference in what each party needs and It really just depends on the specifics of the work entailed in front of your property. So I'm sorry to keep talking the whole stage here. I'll be done with this but last question um So when will the parking completely go away for that area? I need a plan like, you know, like many of these businesses we have to plan for the future and I I don't know what this means and when when Yeah, so the the question was when the parking configuration will be final more or less and I think that would happen at the completion of moving the curves and rebuilding the road Which is projected at the end of 2025 We will certainly keep you informed as that Changes potentially during construction and that progresses Hi, uh, Zach Parker. I'm with 20 craft skincare at two tiger street As far as the traffic closure planning we have significant freight traffic Monday through Friday Do you foresee any additional impact for 18 whalers coming and going through those corridors? Generally all the pecs at 16 onto tiger street and then back out We don't foresee any impacts that would prevent 18 millers from turning up tiger street um You know again, we're going to look very closely at the specifics and the traffic control plan is intended to maintain that sort of traffic at all times crackle beam vfw I've got a question On the pavement it shows it's coming down to the bridge the railroad bridge And stops there. It does not come down all the way to the roundabout correct The transition at the north side of the railroad bridge crossing is the end of the project on the south side And i'll note too, apparently that is concrete pavement that will be replaced with vitamin is concrete That was my next question And for all you out of town contractors The vfw's got the coldest beer in town So we have another question online about parking There's a lot of parking stress throughout the city of when you ski and they were asking if they'll be temporary parking on one side of the roadway It depends Um, you know the The contractor scheme is set up to maintain a northbound traveling on main street within their active work zones so you know It seems likely that the contractor is going to make the most use of the rest of the roadway to complete as much work as possible Um, I think that you know at the end of the day depending on Specifics of what they're working on there may be times where there could be temporary parking overnight But I do not anticipate there would be any situation where there'd be temporary parking in active work zones during the day So again very case by case basis and that's something that would be included in the weekly emails if it were applicable There's another question online. We talked a lot about water outages But is there any specifics on power outages and what those would occur and how those will affect businesses? likely that will happen at night and We've had some conversations with green mountain power about what that entails And typically it's it's very brief They just need enough time to you know switch out the wiring for the most part um, but there will be more information to come on that and uh That's sort of the best answer I can provide right now Since that the gas station as well and I will be expecting like a long Twirlers like The vehicles to deliver the gas as well as you know traffic man everything Since this project is extending to 26 and we are You know struggling hard to survive right now. I'm not sure how hard it will be So to to run our business through 2026 and we may see a lot of youth impact on that One way everything is like a cost-worth going on about the roadside Thank you for the question. I'll address the first two which were About power interruptions that could impact your freezers and fridges and your gas pumps. Is that more or less the concern? Your property at velvety street in particular may not actually be impacted by the the power shutoffs If you may be served off the velvety street side I you know I we'd have to look into the specifics of that But my same answer would apply that we do anticipate these to be brief shutoffs So, you know, you wouldn't be out of power long enough to have food thought in your freezers Or food go bad in your fridges. I think if the electrical contractor did Anticipate that the shop duration would be extensive Then we would have to figure out some sort of temporary power supply be in a generator. What have you to ensure that that doesn't happen The third question was about supporting businesses during the construction project John, do you want to respond to that question? Yep. So we've been working with downtown to do ski to try to look at How to Ryan mentioned some of that in the slides campaigns We're open for business There's currently not any funding to support Direct businesses as part of this project because it is just a municipal project There's some you know larger federal projects that that have that sort of funding mechanism. So What we're looking to do is Is work with or we'll put downtown to see how we can get more traffic to the local businesses and make sure that We're letting people know hang got to support these local businesses You know contractors like to support local businesses to we've seen actually upticks on some some projects where you know There's a lot of contractors that come into these businesses to support them. So But we will definitely work with you If you're not connected with downtown when you ski I We know which gas gas station are so we'll we'll check with them and have them probably stop in Chat with you a little bit about what concerns you have and how we can help you out We have another online question So for a business on main street if there isn't parking available on main street In the work zone areas, where should their clients park? because They're visiting during the days Yeah, great question. And that's really going to be the million dollar question. I think through construction Where can I park if I lose my typical parking spot? It's very case by case Depends on where you're located where we would try to Relocate your parking options It may be around the block on one of the signs side streets You know one option we haven't initiated the conversations with folks But during the summer the school parking lot may be a viable alternative for folks that are too far away from that location You know The specifics of this will be relayed in the weekly updates as we sort of provide You know updates on impacts of traffic and parking Beyond that, you know, it's tough to say exactly where folks should park because it really depends on the extent of the Park restriction and where you're located Their business is located between Bellevue Street and Burling Street just for reference on main Yeah, thank you. I think we just said it's something we have to sit down and look closely at And again, you know that that's helpful, but it depends on what the full extent of the active work zone looks like Hello, my name is Lucas Peltier. I live off of Lepampton Street My question is what can we expect for pedestrian improvement measures? Because right now From what I've seen anywhere north of spring street It's pretty dangerous for pedestrians. I see kind of people floating across the street in between In between like a pedestrian crossing and one of the signals Uh, so yeah, what can we expect for pedestrian improvements? Sure. So final condition, um, and again, you know the main purpose of this project is sort of to fix that really vehicle-centric feel of the corridor and promote the multi most multi mode usage pedestrian and domestic lists So the final product will have Much wider sidewalks as well as an amenity belt. Apparently there's five foot sidewalks on the two foot Green belt that's going to increase to I think it's a six six foot eight foot sidewalk with five foot amenity belt So much wider almost double on both sides of the road um, there will be You know the the crossings at the intersections will be retained But there'll be fresh paint and it'll be easier to maintain that paint with the new pavement and then we are adding some crossings at certain mid-block locations that are typically high traffic During construction the sidewalk will be maintained at least on one side of the road for the full corridor and where there is a Sidewalk shut down. There'll be a crossing temporary possibly or permanent will be utilized crossing location to and signage to direct folks in the path that they need to I think these will be flashing crossings We do have a handful of flashing beacons at the mid-block crossings Just regards to the layout and so if the sidewalks are getting that much wider and the green space is getting wider where would they be taken away from the road currently in terms of You know lanes and whatnot because it has to come from somewhere obviously Um, and I also I don't think the thought this project out well is like a long time coming and I'm sure You know this is a dumb question, but the bike lane, uh, where is it connecting to it's going to our timeline But it's old jester continuing that bike lane to make it to me It seems like it's just end down there, but I don't know what Um, because you're certainly not going in the high end of the bike So, you know the dynamic interchange, so where is that going that connected to anything, you know Yeah, great question. Um, the first part was how are we sort of Attic with the sidewalk with what's being taken away. Um, as I mentioned, you know There is a cut street parking throughout the full corridor so that uh eight foot parking lane on one side Is being moved into the sidewalks. Um, the travel lanes, I believe are 14 feet currently They're being reduced to 11 feet, which is more in line with the 25 mile an hour zone So we gained six feet there. So that's I think that's the difference of the 14 feet from the There's also a couple feet outside of a different sidewalk to the end of the right away that we're gaining That that's the the total sum of the difference there The second question, where does the bike lane end? Start to answer that I don't pass it to Evan Dietrich because he's been more involved with the double diamond project, but We have been working closely with VTrans and this is a good example of that coordination really I think paying a dividend to the bike lane question and they have incorporated an extension of a protected A buffered bike lane on the northbound side of the road through What will be the new double diamond interchange? Um beyond that, I'm not sure under two and seven I'm sure we can pass the mic to Evan Yeah, so our project on main street does have bike traffic going downhill Where you can go much quicker along with traffic. So that'll be in the travel lane Well going uphill will be a dedicated bike lane for the folks that go towards colchester Our understanding on the divergent diamond project is that that project has a shared use path that means through the interchange So once you get in colchester, there'll be a connection made from our uphill bike lane Or if you're coming from a colchester on the shared use path to our downhill lane Okay, so somehow goes through the diamond interchange But what like what I'm asking is at this colchester town line, which is just beyond the diamond interchange That way they're connecting to anything else. So there was where people going with that bike lane Yeah, I mean it stopped the diamond interchange. It's not connecting to colchester, but What's the point? You know what I mean like how where people going became it on the interesting that way, so Great, the the shared use path Continues along the route to accept through the diamond interchange Through colchester. Yeah. Oh, right. Okay. So our bike Our bike lane will connect to the shared use path that goes through the virgin They're going to have ways to get through there Yeah, I don't know exactly what that connection you know looks like but that is the plan And we'll be coordinating with retrans as we continue into the project to make sure that connection is made I think you probably add to that a little bit because I'm also put a look information consultant on the on the ddi So there are only shoulders that go past there So I guess when you're coming up through a new ski, there's another bike lane that will continue to that will interchange itself Their cycles will actually have the option to stay on the road They actually do have some bike lane transitions on the road through the interchange if they feel comfortable There is also the shared use path on either side So cyclists can choose to kind of continue through on on the road as a bicyclist or they can choose to kind of Go off onto like a bike ramp and then go on to the shared use path What's that gets through the interchange itself? Then it goes back to a bike foot on strike shoulder So they can continue on kind of north of of that project Okay, so it's not really a bike path north Okay Thank you. Good question things I call from tiny tiger's drum Um, did that email there the best way to get in touch with project to request Modifications or amendments to the plans? Yes Could you speak to When school kind of overlaps the school uh semester overlaps and how Is it walking school? We kind of navigating this Yeah, that's a really good question. Um Take you guys So our intent on the northern end of the project as we get up here is to do that work Outside of the school hours to try the limit or school year I should say Try to limit disruption to the school district here in terms of pedestrian traffic throughout the corridor We will be maintaining pedestrian traffic end to end Throughout the duration of the project whether it be on one side or the other We do have to replace the sidewalks on both sides, but it will not be happening concurrently We'll provide a temporary pedestrian access routes and crossings where need be Make sure that folks can get safely across the road, especially during those hours You might be employing uniform traffic officers at those crossings to assist Uh pedestrians getting across safely and especially up here as you get toward the northern street and The end of the project to make sure that folks can get to school safely Thanks, even Are there any other questions? Have questions later. 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