The City and Borough of Sitka will host a meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School (307 Kashevaroff Street) to discuss the construction of a multi-use pathway as part of the Edgecumbe Drive Reconstruction Project.
According to Sitka senior engineer David Longtin, P.E., the plan is to “eliminate the bike lane on Edgecumbe Drive next summer and replace it with a 10-foot-wide multi-use path. The path would be separated from the road with a 6-inch-high vertical curb. The goal is to discourage wrong-way bike traffic (as our single bike lane on Edgecumbe does) and to provide an improved amenity for slower bike riders. Our intention is that commuter (i.e., fast) bike traffic continues to use the roadway.”
Wednesday’s meeting is to discuss options before more design work is done. The schedule of to have 65 percent of the design done by Dec. 2, and the full design complete by February 2015. Construction is expected to take place from March to August 2015. An artist’s rendering of the proposed project can be viewed at this link (opens as PDF document).
This project is being developed by the city, along with its design-build team consisting of S&S General Contractors and DOWL HKM. The project will remove the existing pavement and base course, conduct sub-grade improvements where required, and re-pave the entire road from Cascade Creek Road to Peterson Street.
To learn more, contact David Longtin at 747-1883 or davidl@cityofsitka.com.
• Edgecumbe Drive Reconstruction Project handout
• Edgecumbe Drive Reconstruction Project artist’s rendering
• Kimsham-to-Charteris proposed changes
• Edgecumbe Drive Reconstruction Project proposed sections
The Sitka Cycling Club 