[Vision2020] alternative routes

[Art Deco]

Here is a question which arose in several conversations yesterday:

Although significant parts of some streets are blocked off, there appears to 
be no work going on as of yesterday in some areas blocked off or limited --  
for example on 3rd between Washington and Main,and along Washington.

Why couldn't the blocking off/limiting not take place until work is actually 
being done to the blocked off/limited areas?

I know that you cannot fix or improve streets without a traffic hassle.  I 
do not mind that.  What I do mind is being blocked from streets where no 
work has been done or is in progress.

Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce and Jean Livingston" <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com>
To: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>; 
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] alternative routes


> 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" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> 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" <thansen at moscow.com>
>>>To: "Joan Opyr" <joanopyr at moscow.com>,        "'Moscow Vision 2020'"
>>><vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>2) When were the plans for such renovation/construction completed?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>3) Who is/was responsible for informing the community?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>How about it guys?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Tom Hansen
>>>
>>
>>
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