Design and Construction
Main Street Enhancement
and Reconstruction
Updated October 22, 2007Project is substaintially complete. Final punchlist corrections and repairs scheduled to be completed by November 15, 2007. |
Project Description
This project is funded under the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant program which supports the overall focus including:
- Full dedicated bike lanes
- Improved travel way configuration
- Transit improvements including bus pullouts, lighting, and shelters
- Expanded and relocated sidewalks, improved visibility crosswalks
- Improved corridor and crosswalk lighting
- Nesmith driveway relocation to College Road
Specific strategies used by this project will:
- Calm traffic to appropriate speeds suitable for high pedestrian volume Main Street
- Create an appropriate gateway to downtown and appropriate front yard for campus
- Integrate design with recent improvements to the downtown portion of Main Street
- Resurfaces the road with improved crosswalks exploring new crosswalk standards
- Provides opportunity for future underground utility crossing replacement
- Provides improved traffic and pedestrian safety signage
- Provides improved and standardized lighting
- Improves bicycle capacity and safety
Funding
$1.912 Million Total Project Funding:
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$1.529 M |
CMAQ program of the Federal Highway Admin |
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$293,900 |
University of New Hampshire |
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$88,500 |
Town of Durham |
NHDOT Project 13867 funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Timeline
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Funding Award |
Spring 2006 |
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Design |
Completed March 2007 |
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Advertised |
March 23, 2007 |
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Construction |
Began May 21, 2007 |
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Project Completion |
Mid-September 2007 |
UNH Project Manager: Paul Henry, 862-0290
Read the March 28, 2007, Campus Journal article.
Drawings
Final Project Sketch. Note: This drawing will not be to listed scale on your computer screen. Contact Stephen Pesci, UNH Campus Planning with any questions. |
