Roadway and intersection improvements along East Battlefield Road between Luster and Lone Pine avenues are expected to begin in late summer or fall.
The Battlefield Corridor Improvement Project will combine a number of roadway improvements and repairs into one project in an effort to reduce costs, coordinate traffic control and minimize impacts to traffic and businesses.
The improvements along the corridor will include:
• Intersection improvements at Battlefield and Lone Pine, including additional turn lanes, capacity improvements, sidewalk connections and pedestrian facilities.
• New trail connection from Galloway Creek Greenway Trail – including a 10-foot-wide multi-use path from the Galloway Creek Greenway to a new 5-foot sidewalk that will run north along Lone Pine Avenue to the intersection at Battlefield. The path will connect with the greenway between the City’s Lone Pine Recycling Center and the Half-a-Hill Shopping Center.
• Intersection improvements at Battlefield and Luster, including signal upgrades and pedestrian improvements in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Concrete pavement panel replacement, involving the removal and replacement of individual sections of concrete pavement that is in poor condition along Battlefield Road between Lone Pine and Luster avenues.
“Public Works was originally approaching each of these improvements as separate projects led by different divisions of the department,” explains Project Manager Nicholas Edelman. “By coordinating and packaging everything into one project, we hope to deliver a better project, at a lower cost and with fewer impacts to the public.”
The Battlefield Corridor Improvement Project will be funded through a combination of sources including the 1/4-cent Capital Improvement and 1/8-cent Transportation sales taxes.