Title
NW 5th Ave Streetscape Phase II (B)
Explanation
The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is committed to strengthening and affirming the significance of the NW 5th Ave corridor through on-going redevelopment initiatives in both the private and public realms. As part of this effort, the CRA has systematically pursued phased utility undergrounding along the entire corridor. Phase I of the NW 5th Ave Improvements Project, east of NW 6th Street, was completed in April 2008. Now the CRA, working closely with the Public Works Department (PWD), is facilitating engineering design work for the next phase of the project, from NW 6th Street west to NW 10th St.
The scope of work for Phase II of the NW 5th Ave Improvements project extends through the heart of the corridor and includes a revitalized streetscape of wider sidewalks with ADA compliancy, new clay brick crosswalks and sidewalks, utility undergrounding, decorative pedestrian and roadway lighting, resurfacing the roadway, and construction of new curb and gutter. The CRA is coordinating with the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department to implement a neighborhood tree planting program, to encourage tree planting on private property due to limited space within the City right-of-way.
In addition to these improvements, the CRA is working with the GRU-Water/Wastewater department for a needed water-line upgrade along the corridor. This synergistic approach will allow for further redevelopment of the corridor by providing the needed water flow capacity to meet recent building code changes.
The consultants from Brown and Cullen, Inc. have submitted 60% design documents for the streetscape project. CRA staff will present the 60% design documents, project schedule, budget, and known contingencies.
Fiscal Note
$263,435 is available in the FAPS Primary Corridors - NW 5th Ave Streetscape (600-1000 BLK) account 9999-613-790-W68-W537-6030-5520. The CRA project number is FAPS-0...
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