Rutland Herald
By Lola Duffort
STAFF WRITER | April 19,2016
STAFF WRITER | April 19,2016
KILLINGTON — A new sidewalk will soon stretch from School House to West Hill along Killington Road.
“This will pretty much end sidewalk construction on Killington Road for awhile,” said Town Planner Dick Horner, adding that this last stretch of pavement would bring sidewalk accessibility to roughly “90 percent” of the town’s commercial district.
The town had won two Agency of Transportation grants for the project, according to Horner. One, in 2010, totalled $255,120. The other, in 2015, brought in $227,174. Killington agreed to contribute 20 percent matches to both grants.
The town has spent about $62,000 on design and engineering. The construction bid for the project was awarded to the Rutland-based Belden Co. for $522,473, according to Horner.
Construction is set to begin in June, and is expected to conclude by Aug. 1, Horner said. The West Hill Road slip lane was originally expected to be closed for construction, but adjacent property owners agreed to let Belden use their land as a stage of operations.
“You’ll probably get half a lane closed for safety reasons, but we don’t anticipate Killington Road being closed as a result of this project,” Horner added.
The roughly 1,700-foot sidewalk will include lights and a crosswalk at West Hill Road and around The Foundry restaurant driveway.
Meanwhile, Killington continues work on making its commercial district more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. The town is currently seeking bids on a scoping study that will look at the 6,000-foot section stretch of road from the Killington Mountain Lodge to Weathervane Drive and suggest locations for crosswalks, sidewalk segments, bus pull-offs and shelters. The grant-funded contract is for no more than $30,000, and the town is expected to select a bid May 27.
lola.duffort
@rutlandherald.com
“This will pretty much end sidewalk construction on Killington Road for awhile,” said Town Planner Dick Horner, adding that this last stretch of pavement would bring sidewalk accessibility to roughly “90 percent” of the town’s commercial district.
The town had won two Agency of Transportation grants for the project, according to Horner. One, in 2010, totalled $255,120. The other, in 2015, brought in $227,174. Killington agreed to contribute 20 percent matches to both grants.
The town has spent about $62,000 on design and engineering. The construction bid for the project was awarded to the Rutland-based Belden Co. for $522,473, according to Horner.
Construction is set to begin in June, and is expected to conclude by Aug. 1, Horner said. The West Hill Road slip lane was originally expected to be closed for construction, but adjacent property owners agreed to let Belden use their land as a stage of operations.
“You’ll probably get half a lane closed for safety reasons, but we don’t anticipate Killington Road being closed as a result of this project,” Horner added.
The roughly 1,700-foot sidewalk will include lights and a crosswalk at West Hill Road and around The Foundry restaurant driveway.
Meanwhile, Killington continues work on making its commercial district more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. The town is currently seeking bids on a scoping study that will look at the 6,000-foot section stretch of road from the Killington Mountain Lodge to Weathervane Drive and suggest locations for crosswalks, sidewalk segments, bus pull-offs and shelters. The grant-funded contract is for no more than $30,000, and the town is expected to select a bid May 27.
lola.duffort
@rutlandherald.com
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