[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Proposed LaSalle Street Sidewalk Facilities Meeting

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Amy Blalock, Public Affairs Manager
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News Release
For Immediate Release: January 2, 2019

Durham Hosts Proposed LaSalle Street Sidewalk Facilities Meeting
Drop-In Style Meeting to Collect Resident Input on Design Plans

DURHAM, N.C. - If you travel along LaSalle Street in Durham, you’ll want to mark your calendar for a meeting later this month to discuss sidewalk facility designs<https://durhamnc.gov/3307/Design-Services-for-LaSalle-Street-SW-52> for this busy roadway.

The City of Durham Public Works Department is now in the 25 percent design phase for pedestrian facilities along both sides of LaSalle Street between Kangaroo Drive and Hillsborough Road as well as along one side of LaSalle Street from Hillsborough Road to Sprunt Avenue. The goal of the proposed improvements is to improve pedestrian accommodations which includes the installation of sidewalks and accessibility ramps.

A drop-in style meeting to share the designs and collect resident feedback is set for Tuesday, January 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the E.K. Powe Elementary School Cafeteria, located at 913 9th Street. Residents will be able to review the 25 percent design plans, ask questions of City staff, and provide their input before the department completes the final design plans.

For residents who cannot attend this meeting, maps and a comment form to collect their feedback will be available after the meeting date on the project website at https://durhamnc.gov/3307/Design-Services-for-LaSalle-Street-SW-52. Resident feedback is due by January 29.

For additional information about the project, contact Rajit Ramkumar, PE with SEPI Engineering and Construction at (919) 573-9915 or RRamkumar at sepiengineering.com<mailto:RRamkumar at sepiengineering.com>, or David Cates, PE with the City’s Public Works Department at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30232 or David.Cates at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:David.Cates 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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