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Home My WebLink About2014-04-15 Infrastructure Committee Minutes Infrastructure Committee Minutes April 15, 2014 ATTENDEES Councilors: Gibran Graham David Nealley Joshua Plourde Joseph Baldacci Patricia Blanchette Pauline Civiello Nelson Durgin Staff: Dana Wardwell Cathy Conlow Steve Bodge, MDOT Don Etinger, Gorrill Others: Palmer Katy Hughes, Hughes Property Management Bruce Mattson, MDOT Troy Devoe, Project Andrew Lathe, MDOT President, MDOT Agenda 1.AgreementwithMaineDOT,ConstructionOverlimitPermit–NHPP2038(800)Interstate95, SouthboundandNHPP2038(810)Interstate95,Northbound DanastatedthiswasastandardagreementwiththeMaineDepartmentofTransportationfor overweightvehicles.Requesttotabletwoweeksforananswerastobondingandconcernfor deteriorationofroadsusedandtherepairthereofinconnectionwiththisproject. MotionmadebyCouncilorBlanchettetotableandwasseconded. 2.DiscussionwastheUnionStreetBridgeProject Thisitemwasinadvertentlyremovedfromtheagenda,however,discussionwouldcontinueasMDOT representativeswerepresentatthemeeting. DonEtingerpresentedaslideshowandhandoutswereprovided.Thereweretwopublicmeetingsin 2010/2012heldwithlowattendance.Announcementswouldbemadeontheradio,handoutswould beprovided,Maine.govwebsitewouldpostofupcomingprojectandupdates.Therewouldbe thirteenmessageboardsonroutetwotothreeweeksinadvanceofproject. CouncilorDurginandCouncilorNealleyexpressedconcernregardingthedetouratSunsetandAutumn ParkandaccessandinquiredwhetherconversationshadtakenplacewithPublicServices. SteveBodgenotedtherehadbeenatremendousamountofresourcesutilizedintheroutingforboth emergencymobilizationandsafetyduringtheproject.DiscussionsbetweenPublicWorks,Fire, Emergencyresponseayearandahalfago.BruceMattsonalsostatedtherewasa20082011corridor 1 studyidentifyingadeficiencyItheaccelerationrateontotherampanditwasidentifiedasahighcrash location.Stevealsonotedtheylookedatfifteenalternativestoincludetotalclosure.Donalsostated pedestrianaccesswouldbemaintained.Forcomplaints,thepointofcontactwouldbeDon,Bruce,or Troy,ProjectManager,oroverallcontact,SteveBodge. CouncilorBaldaccirequestedtheslidesbeplacedontheCitywebsite. KatyHughesspokeofconcernaboutcustomeraccesstoherbusinessandrequestedtherebean alternatedetourroutetogothroughAutumnWest.Stevereminderherthathestoodonherlawn severaltimesanddiscussedwithhersonandofferedtohelpwithadsontheradiothatherbusiness wouldbeopen,offeredsignage,andwouldtakesuggestionstomakethiswork.Healsoindicatedthat thebuswoulddropoffpedestrians300’400’atthefourlanesectionofUnionandatTexasAvenue. CouncilorBaldaccirequestedDanatoworkwithKatyHughestofacilitate,withminimaldisruptionand apublicnoticebeplacedonthegovernmentchannel. Duetotimeconstraintsandameetingfollowing,CouncilorBaldaccisuggestedmovingtoanother roomtodiscussthefollowingagendaitems.CathyConlowstatedtheywerenottimesensitiveand couldbeplacedonthenextagenda.CouncilorBlanchettesuggestedlimitingthatagendatothose itemsonly. 3.Update:ExtensionofPublicWayPortionofVentureWay ğĬƌĻķ 4.Update:WestSideVillage/MainStreetRevitalization ğĬƌĻķ 5.Discussion:CrossInsuranceCenterTrafficManagement ğĬƌĻķ MeetingadjournedtoaccommodatethePlanningBoardmeeting. 2