(RE)POWER YONKERS: A Sustainable Redevelopment Proposal for the city of Yonkers, NY
Yonkers Road 65% Presentation · 2019. 10. 7. · Yonkers Road Improvements From Capital Boulevard...
Transcript of Yonkers Road 65% Presentation · 2019. 10. 7. · Yonkers Road Improvements From Capital Boulevard...
April 18, 2018
Yonkers Road ImprovementsFrom Capital Boulevard to New Bern Avenue
Public Meeting No. 2
Yonkers RD2018
Prepared by RK&K
Yonkers RD2018
Yonkers Rd. Improvements
Project LocationYonkers RD2018
Yonkers RD2018
• Reconstruct Damaged Pavement• Improve Typical Section
• Add Facilities For Pedestrians & Bicyclists
Purpose of ProjectYonkers RD2018
Yonkers RD2018
• Impacts to Parking Lots• Truck Parking• Marsh Creek• C/A Fence & Signs• Traffic Maintenance
Project ChallengesYonkers RD2018
Yonkers RD2018 Proposed DesignYonkers RD2018
SLOPED 5’ UTILITY EASEMENT
10’ MULTI-USE PATH
VARIABLE WIDTH PLANTING STRIP
4’ WIDTH BERM
• Overall Footprint Reduced by 13’• Minimizes Retaining Walls• No Culvert Extensions Required
Yonkers RD2018 Typical SectionYonkers RD2018
11’ 11’ 4’6’10’ 2.5’ 2.5’2’
49’RIGHT-OF-WAY
Yonkers RD2018 Maintenance of TrafficYonkers RD2018
• Design Focus• Safety• Efficiency• Access• Public Impact
Yonkers RD2018 Maintenance of TrafficYonkers RD2018
One-Lane One-way Traffic PatternPros
• Accelerated Construction Schedule• Least Impact to Businesses and the Traveling Public• Lowest Cost Alternative• Minimizes Road Closures• Reduced Utility and Right-of-Way Impacts
Cons• Informing the Public of the new Traffic Pattern• Public Perception
Yonkers RD2018 Bioretention
Landscape features adapted to provide storm water management• During storms water ponds on the surface (< 1’ deep)• Water infiltrates into mulch\soil system over 1-2 days
Yonkers RD2018 Planting Palette
Planting Objectives• Low maintenance, native, naturalized• Provide business visibility• Provide adequate sight distance• Avoid utilities
Pink Muhly Grass
Black-eyed Susan
Prairie Dropseed
Coneflower
DogwoodEastern Redbud
European Hornbeam
American Holly
Tulip Poplar
Yonkers RD2018 Public Meetings
• First Public Meeting held May 2, 2016. • Comments regarding RFA church entrance and exit• Plans updated to address concerns
• Second Public Meeting April 18, 2018
Yonkers RD2018 Funding & Schedule
Estimated Project Cost:• $13.3 Million Including Construction and Right of Way
Project Schedule:• Right of Way Acquisition – Complete Early 2019 (9-Months)• Award Construction Contract – Late 2019• Complete Construction – Spring 2021
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