[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Angier-Driver Streetscape Groundbreaking May 18

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: May 1, 2013

 

 

Durham Hosts Angier-Driver Streetscape Groundbreaking May 18

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Spring brings more than warm weather and sunshine to
Durham. It also marks the beginning of construction for the
Angier-Driver Streetscape Project and the City of Durham wants the
community to come out and celebrate the beginning of this
much-anticipated project.

 

On Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 10 a.m. the City's Public Works Department
and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development are hosting a
groundbreaking ceremony in the parking lot of Angier Avenue Baptist
Church, located at 2101 Angier Ave. 

 

The event will mark the beginning of this project, which will help
promote economic revitalization and enhance the visual appeal of the
Angier/Driver commercial corridor. Speakers include Mayor William V.
"Bill" Bell, Deputy City Manager Keith Chadwell, Joe's Diner Owner
Joseph Bushfan, and Samuel & Sons Barbershop Owner Samuel Jenkins. Light
refreshments will also be served.

 

The $4.8 million project, funded by 2005 bond funds, neighborhood
revitalization funds, and capital improvement project funds provides for
new pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, landscaping, underground and
overhead utilities, and street lights in a streetscape design similar to
downtown Durham. The project extends from the intersection of Angier
Avenue and Driver Street east along Angier Avenue to Briggs Avenue, and
includes Driver Street north to Ashe Street. Construction began in April
2013 and the project is expected to be complete in October 2014. 

 

For more information on this streetscape project, visit 
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/pwd/consproj/Pages/ST-258.aspx or contact
Chris Dickey with the City's Office of Economic and Workforce
Development at (919) 560-4965, ext. 15204 or by email at 
Chris.Dickey at DurhamNC.gov, or Michael M. Hughes, PE with the City's
Public Works Department, at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30266 or by email at 
Michael.Hughes at DurhamNC.gov.

 

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, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd.

 

About the Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic & Workforce
Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse economy by
increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org
<http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org> , "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD <http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD>
, or "follow" on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD
<http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD> .

 

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