2018 GDOT Annual Report

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

turn lane, adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, bus shelters and bike lanes, and realigning Bristol Road. Construction plans are almost complete. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2019. Summit Avenue Summit Avenue Streetscape project will include storm drainage improvements, a landscaped median, bicycle lanes, decorative street lighting, and gateway features for Summit Avenue. The project area includes Summit Avenue from Banner Avenue to Sullivan Street and

Yanceyville Street from Bessemer Avenue to East Lindsay Street. The project also entails upgrading the existing six-inch water main to an eight-inch water main along Summit Avenue. This project is scheduled to begin construction in fall 2018. A second phase of the Summit Avenue Streetscape was added in 2016, as part of the voter-approved bonds. Phase 2 will stretch from Murrow Boulevard to Abe Brenner Place. This part of the project will extend bike lanes from the Dunleath neighborhood into downtown.

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