[Durham INC] Durham Hosts American Tobacco Trail and Bridge Project Meetings

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: April 26, 2012

 

Durham Hosts Meetings about American Tobacco Trail and Bridge Project

Portion of American Tobacco Trail to Close for Approximately 13 Months

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents interested in how the upgrades and
construction on the American Tobacco Trail and Bridge from N.C. Highway
54 to the Chatham County line will alter their exercise, recreation, and
travel should plan to attend one of the three public information
meetings scheduled in May 2012.

 

The City of Durham Public Works Department is hosting public information
meetings to discuss the project timelines and answer questions that
residents may have about the project. Three community meetings are
scheduled as follows:

 

Monday, May 14, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 

8306 N.C. Highway 751, Durham

 

Tuesday, May 15, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Triangle Presbyterian Church Gymnasium

5001 Tudor Place, Durham 

 

Thursday, May 17, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Durham City Hall, Second Floor Committee Room

101 City Hall Plaza, Durham

 

The project, which will begin June 2012 and end July 2013, includes
paving a 10 foot-wide asphalt path on 2.8 miles of existing trail;
installing 1.4 miles of new trail, and installing a bicycle and
pedestrian bridge over Interstate 40. During this improvement project,
the trail will be closed from N.C. Highway 54 southward to the Chatham
County line. In addition, trail parking on Fayetteville Road near New
Hope Church will be closed for the duration of the project. These
closings are for public safety while the City contractors work on the
trail.

 

For information about the American Tobacco Trail and Bridge project,
visit www.DurhamOperationGreenlight.org or contact Ed Venable, civil
engineer with the City's Public Works Department, by email at 
Ed.Venable at DurhamNC.gov or at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30223. 

 

A person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to
effectively participate in this meeting by contacting the ADA
Coordinator at (919) 560-4197, by TTY at (919) 560-1200, or 
ADA at DurhamNC.gov, as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before
the meeting date.

 

About the Public Works Department

The City of Durham Public Works Department provides a wide range of
services, including street maintenance, engineering design, development
review, and stormwater quality and infrastructure maintenance. The
department also oversees street resurfacing and sidewalk projects. The
department plans and executes the City's winter weather and natural
disaster plans. Public Works serves as a steward of the City's physical
assets and ensures that residents live in a safe, secure and thriving
community. For more information about the Public Works Department, visit
the City's website at http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd
<http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/pwd> .

 

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