The City’s Fassnight Creek Stormwater Improvement Project at the Springfield Art Museum is expected to wrap up this spring, while two additional art museum master plan-related projects will continue to take shape this spring and into the summer.
Public Works stormwater engineer and project manager Kirkland Preston reports that many of the finishing touches on the stormwater improvements remain incomplete as of mid-March. Landscaping work with native Missouri tree and plant species are planned for installation by mid-April. Crews are also still working on masonry work on the headwalls and handrails on pedestrian bridges. Brookside Drive will also be resurfaced in the coming weeks as part of the project.
The project completion deadline with contractor Hartman & Co. is mid-April, and crews are hopeful that timeline can be maintained.
Art museum parking lot improvements are currently underway alongside the final stages of the stormwater project. Contractor, Branco, began construction in late January.
The parking lot project will include the relocation of parking to the north side of the museum property, creating better connectivity between the museum grounds and Phelps Grove Park and adding additional green space to the amphitheater. In addition to expanded parking, improvements will include enhanced access to the Museum grounds through trails and walkways, improved lighting and the reconstruction of the amphitheater wing walls. Attractive landscaping including native plantings will be included as well as stormwater management features such as pervious pavers and other improvements that will help water quality by addressing non-point source pollutants.
Parking lot improvements are expected to be complete in June and followed closely with the beginning of construction on a multi-use trail connection through Phelps Grove Park. The trail will extend from Clay Avenue through the park and connect pedestrians and bicycles to the museum property. The project will include the installation of the decking for the pedestrian bridge located nearest the entrance to the museum. The project is expected to be complete this fall.
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