Newsletter 1 Community engagement amp what weve heard

Thank you to the many businesses landowners and residents who havebeen involved in planning for the Memorial Highway Improvements project

to date We greatly appreciate your input and have summarized thecommunity engagement and main themes wersquove heard so far below

Access Businesses and landowners have questions and concerns aboutwhat will happen to their approaches access points and if a median isconstructed access to their business Many comments were received infavor of access improvements using signals at 40th Ave SE and 3rd St SE

Bike amp Ped Many who commented requested improved bike andpedestrian amenities to address safety concerns Some expressedconcerns about path upkeep and snow removal

Utilities amp Cost Businesses and landowners had concerns aboutdisruptions to utility service especially water Others had concerns aboutthe cost of the project and the cost of ongoing maintenance once complete

Weather Maintenance and snow plowing were top of mind for many whenconsidering new amenities like sidewalks a shared-use trail and medians

Thanks again to all who have shared your thoughts on the project Yourinput is crucial to help inform our design decisions moving forward The

project team will be responding to individual comments in the near futureWe will also continue to share and discuss the feedback as we develop

long-term solutions for the corridor

Learn more and view meeting materials atdotndgovprojectsmemorialhwy

Submit comments atinputmemorialhighwayprojectcom

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