Politics & Government
Wilson Streetscape Work Begins May 6 in Downtown Batavia
Pedestrian-friendly Wilson Street work will make driving a bit more difficult for the short term, especially at night.
The city of Batavia reminds residence and area drivers that construction of the Wilson Street Streetscape project is expected to begin on May 6, 2013.
Vehicle traffic will remain during the day on Wilson Street. The underground utility work will take place at night and detours may be possible for this night work between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
During construction, members of the community can expect to experience temporary construction inconveniences such as movement of heavy equipment, safety signage and sounds, a city of Batavia press release says.
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The Wilson Street Streetscape Project is anticipated to be substantially complete by the end of 2013, with landscaping work to be completed in spring 2014.
All downtown businesses and pedestrian access to these businesses will remain open.
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This is the second “streetscape” project the city of Batavia is completing to revitalize the downtown and make it more pedestrian friendly.
"Pedestrian-friendly streetscapes encourage people to be outside and provide numerous health and social benefits. Enhancing our streetscapes also provides a public benefit to the entire community and will help revitalize the downtown," a city of Batavia press release says. "These improvements will greatly enhance this vibrant downtown area."
The scope of work for this project includes:
- Wider sidewalks.
- Americans with Disabilities (ADA ) compliant ramps. at sidewalk corners.
- Pedestrian crossings.
- Bump-outs, planters, landscaping and trees.
- Ornamental lighting.
- Traffic signals and interconnect.
- Roadway Resurfacing.
- City Utility Improvements, including water main, sanitary sewer and storm sewer.
- Street furniture — benches, trash/recycling receptacles. and bike racks
- Pocket parks.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- For questions about the Wilson Street Streetscape, please contact the city's Streetscape Hotline at 630-454-2777 or streetscape@cityofbatavia.net.
- For project updates and more information on streetscape projects please visit the city’s webpage at www.BataviaProjectStreetscape.com.
- For pictures and additional project updates, like the city of Batavia Streetscape Project on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BataviaProjectStreetscape.
COMMUNITY KICK-OFF MEETING
A Community Kick-Off Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Batavia City Hall.
