[Vision2020] alternative routes

[Donovan Arnold]

Bruce,
  
 Something about your story doesn't make any sense. Why  is the City spending $500,000+ on road construction if it has no say?  Are you saying that the federal and state government can spend out city  monies for us without say?
  
 Second, I don't think anyone is  saying we have a problem with construction being done. We have a  problem with not being properly notified and how they are doing the  project and the rate in which it is taking. Shutting down the only two  major east west thoroughfares at the same time late in the summer when  students are coming back is just bad planning. They should start the  construction two weeks after school starts and continue till two weeks  before it starts. Then space out the projects so we only have one major  road shut down at a time. Perhaps do Main, then Sixth, then Third, not  all three in the same 6 week period of time when school is in session.  If the city cannot influence the schedule of the federal or state  construction, they should change the city's construction schedule which  they do control. 
  
  Best,
  
  _DJA

Bruce and Jean Livingston <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com> wrote:  Not only was notice given some time ago, but the local authorities have 
relatively little to say about any of it, as I understand.  The work is 
being done on the highway that goes through town.  I don't know whether it 
is federal or state authorities running the show, as both state Hwy 8 and US 
Hwy 95 run concurrently up Washington, but this project is being driven by 
the highway authorities, not the City, so far as I can tell.  I also seem to 
remember reading that the "staggering the project over time"option was 
considered and rejected based on increased costs of doing that.  Recent 
stories have stated that the project is expected to take about 5-6 weeks.

Bruce Livingston


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sunil Ramalingam" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] alternative routes


> Tom,
>
> I know I read about the construction work at the beginning of the summer. 
> I
> don't recall if it was on V2020 or in the paper, but in answer to your 
> first
> question, there was notice of this work.
>
> Can't answer the others.
>
> Sunil
>
>
>>From: "Tom Hansen" 
>>To: "Joan Opyr" ,        "'Moscow Vision 2020'"
>>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] alternative routes
>>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 17:47:12 -0700
>>
>>Realizing that nobody is willing to answer the questions I posted
>>yesterday:
>>
>>
>>
>>"1) Why wasn't the community given advance notice of such renovation?
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>>
>>
>>2) When were the plans for such renovation/construction completed?
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>>
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>>3) Who is/was responsible for informing the community?
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>>
>>
>>4) Were other options considered (staggering the projects over a few years
>>versus an all-at-once approach)?
>>
>>
>>
>>5) What are the time factors involved in each project?"
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>Perhaps we here on V2020 can work this out on our own.  I am serious, 
>>guys.
>>Let's pull together, ok?
>>
>>
>>
>>For those of you knowledgeable about the various road
>>closings/construction,
>>I would appreciate your reviewing the map at:
>>
>>
>>
>>http://www.tomandrodna.com/images/Moscow/vandalville.htm
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>>
>>I would also further appreciate any detailed description you can give me
>>concerning the closed streets, for instance:
>>
>>
>>
>>"X Street closed between Y Avenue and Z Avenue."
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>>I will then update the map to reflect closed streets and streets under
>>construction with red lines. And continuously post the map as changes
>>occur.
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>>
>>
>>How about it guys?
>>
>>
>>
>>Tom Hansen
>>
>
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