[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Proposed North Duke Street Sidewalk Facilities Meeting

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Amy Blalock, Public Affairs Manager
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News Release
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2018

Durham Hosts Proposed North Duke Street Sidewalk Facilities Meeting
October 11 Drop-In Style Meeting to Collect Resident Input on Design Plans

DURHAM, N.C. - If you live, work, or travel along North Duke Street in Durham, you’ll want to mark your calendar for a meeting next month to discuss pedestrian designs for this street.

The City of Durham Public Works Department is now preparing designs for pedestrian facilities along North Duke Street from West Murray Avenue to North Roxboro Street<https://durhamnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20217/SW-50D-North-Duke-Vicinity-Map>, and City staff wants to share their work and receive community input.

The drop-in style meeting is set for Thursday, October 11, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Braggtown Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 3218 N. Roxboro Street, Durham. Residents will be able to review the preliminary design, ask questions of City staff and consultants, and provide input before the department completes the design work. The goal of the project is to improve pedestrian accommodations with proposed improvements including sidewalk, curb ramps, pedestrian crossings, and associated pavement markings.

For residents who cannot attend this meeting, maps and comment forms to collect their feedback will be available after the meeting date on the project website<https://durhamnc.gov/3309/Design-Services-for-North-Duke-Street-SW>. Resident feedback is due by Tuesday, November 13, and a second meeting will be scheduled for this project at a later date after receiving input and developing 65 percent of the plans.

For additional information about the project, contact Todd Ireland, PE with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. at (919) 682-3583 or todd.ireland at kimley-horn.com<mailto:todd.ireland at kimley-horn.com>, or Neil Allen, with the City’s Public Works Department at (919) 471-3581 or neil.allen at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:neil.allen at DurhamNC.gov>. Persons who require assistance to attend the meeting should call 919-560‐4197 or email ADA at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:ADA at DurhamNC.gov> no later than 48 hours before the event.


About the City of Durham Public Works Department

The City of Durham Public Works Department<https://durhamnc.gov/506/Public-Works> provides a wide range of services, including street maintenance, engineering design, development review, and stormwater quality and infrastructure maintenance. The department plans and executes the City’s winter weather and natural disaster plans. The department ensures that Durham’s street infrastructure is safe and well maintained, which supports the quality of life and serves as a foundation of a healthy economy. As guided by the City’s Strategic Plan<https://durhamnc.gov/183/Strategic-Plan>, the department serves as a steward of the City’s physical and environmental assets and ensures that residents live in a safe, secure, and thriving community.


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