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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 5, 2017</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">North-bound Providence will temporarily go to one lane for construction Wednesday evening, June 7-8</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;">Columbia Public Works announced on Monday that north-bound Providence Road is scheduled to be restricted to one lane from <span data-term="goog_474820430">Wednesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. to </span><span data-term="goog_474820431">Thursday morning, June 8 at 7 a.m.</span></p>
<p>The restriction on the north-bound lane of Providence Road is scheduled to occur between Rollins Street and Stewart Steward Road for one evening, weather permitting.<br /><br />This lane restriction will allow Gaines Construction to saw out and replace some pavement that is failing near Turner Avenue.<br /><br />Providence Road will not be closed, but motorists, nonmotorized transportation users and pedestrians are urged to use extreme caution in the work area. Minor delays are possible so use an alternate route at your discretion. Access to Kentucky, Turner and University Heights from Providence remains closed.<br /><strong><br /><br /><br />PROVIDENCE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PREVIOUS PRESS RELEASES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4857">UPDATED Press Release (May 10, 2017)</a>:</strong> Sam Gaines Construction, the contractor for the project, plans to start in the early morning hours of <span class="aBn" tabindex="0
" data-term="goog_338950818"><span class="aQJ">Monday, May 15, </span></span>and remove the barrier islands at Fifth and Rollins. This will serve as an alternative access point while Turner Avenue is closed. Turner Avenue, University Heights and Kentucky Avenue are scheduled to close early Monday morning as well. Lane closures on Providence are likely throughout this project but are scheduled to occur between the hours of <span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_338950820"><span class="aQJ">7 p.m. and 7 a.m. </span></span>(A quote from Community Relations Director Steve Sapp was also added to the original press release.)<br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4849">Original Press Release (May 5, 2017)</a>:</strong> A major Columbia road will be getting some major improvements this summer, but traffic disruption will be minimized. The project will add new traffic signals, turn lanes, a sidewa
lk and signalized pedestrian crosswalks that will increase safety for drivers, bikers and pedestrians.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Providence Road Improvement Project is scheduled to begin construction the week of May 15, 2017.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The goals for the project include improving Providence Road through-traffic movement and improving access for the Grasslands Neighborhood and the University of Missouri.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Providence Road is one of the busiest signalized intersections in Columbia," Engineering Supervisor </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Allison Anderson said. "This </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">causes through traffic on Providence Road to block access to and from the side roads to the Grasslands Neighborhood and the University." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To lessen the impact on local traffic during construction, all lane restrictions on Providence will be performed during overnight hours. However, there will be some closures of side-road access beginning with Turner Avenue at Providence, Kentucky Boulevard at Providence and University Heights at Providence. Turner is scheduled to reopen by June 15, weather permitting; Kentucky Boulevard and University Heights by June 30, weather permitting. The full project is scheduled to be completed by early Fall 2017.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drivers, nonmotorized transportation users and pedestrians are reminded to use caution in and around the work zone and use alternate routes when accessing Kentucky, Turner and University Heights. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Specific project improvements include:<br /><br /></span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>New Traffic Signals:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Installation of traffic signals along Providence Road at the intersection with Burnam Road and at the intersection with Turner Avenue.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Traffic Signal Removal:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Removal of the existing traffic signal along Providence Road at the intersection with Rollins Street.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>New Sidewalk:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Construction of a sidewalk along the south side of Burnam Road from Birch Road to Providence Road.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Two Signalized Crosswalks: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enhancing t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">he crosswalks at the signalized intersections at Turner and Burnam to meet or exceed current standards, including pedestrian signals.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Southbound right turn lane: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Extension of the southbound right turn lane onto Stadium from Providence Road.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Intersection access improvements: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The intersections of Providence Road with Bingham Road and Kentucky Boulevard will be converted to right-in/right-out/left-in. The intersections of Providence Road with Rollins Street and Brandon Road will be converted to right-in/right-out.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The safety of pedestrians, drivers and nonmotorized transportation users, as recently highlighted by the City's adoption of a Vision Zero policy, is our primary focus when we design and implement construction of new infrastructure projects," Public Works Director David Nichols said. "So the Providence Road Improvement Project fits in very well with those efforts as we work towards making our roads and intersections less congested and safer." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The project was competitively bid this spring and is estimated to be completed by the fall of 2017, weather permitting. The Columbia City Council approved the project after a public hearing on June 3, 2013. Other public hearings and interested party meetings were conducted on April 24, 2008; April 20, 2010; November 19, 2012; March 20, 2013; and April 15, 2013. The project investment will be an estimated $3,920,000 with funds coming from 2005 Capital Improvement Sales Tax and MoDOT's Surface Transportation Program (STP)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">funds.<br /><br />"This project has been through more public input than almost any other roadway project in Columbia," Community Relations Director Steve Sapp said. "This project was approved by voters in 2001 and since that time over a dozen options were studied and vetted by the public, residents of the area and MoDOT." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additional closures or lane restrictions will be announced later as necessary but Providence will remain open. Updates on project progress will be available at <a href="http://www.como.gov/publicworks/providence-improvement">www.como.gov/publicworks/providence-improvement</a>.</span></p></div>
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