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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">August 14, 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%;">Providence signals now in service; Access to Rollins Street, Brandon Road closing for construction; Rollins Street signal to be permanently removed</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Public Works announced on Monday, Aug. 14, that the newly installed Providence Road traffic signals and signalized pedestrian crossings at Burnam Road and Turner Avenue/University Heights are now in service. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />"The signal timings are being monitored and adjusted during the construction phase of the project and will continue to be monitored and adjusted in the fall after the project is completed," </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Construction Project Superintendent </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Fennewald said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />The Rollins Street signal is no longer in service and is being permanently removed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />Additionally, access to Brandon Road and Rollins Street from Providence have closed for improvements. These intersections will be repaved and converted to right-in/right-out. Sidewalks will be constructed at the Rollins intersection as well. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />The Providence Road Improvement Project remains on schedule for completion by early fall 2017. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Providence will continue to remain open during the work. Motorists, pedestrians and nonmotorized transportation users are urged to exercise extreme caution when passing through the work zone.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Project progress and other details are available throughout the summer at </span><a href="http://www.como.gov/publicworks/providence-improvement"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/PublicWorks/Providence-improvement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Project Phase Updates:</strong></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><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Signals went online Aug. 14.</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><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The signal was turned off and signal heads bagged on Aug. 14. Poles and bases are expected to be removed the week of Aug. 14. A right-turn lane is being constructed for northbound Providence onto Rollins as well as sidewalks and new pavement.</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><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">This phase of the project is scheduled to be one of the last items on the project so that intersections are completed first.</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Two Signalized Crosswalks: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enhancing the crosswalks at the signalized intersections at Turner and Burnam to meet or exceed current standards, including pedestrian signals. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">These went into service Aug. 14.</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 Boulevard from Providence Road.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The contractor is working in this area now. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </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><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Progress:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kentucky Boulevard is completed. Bingham will be the last intersection to be worked on. Converting the Rollins Street and Brandon Road intersections is currently in progress.</span></li>
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<p><strong>Previous Press Releases</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=5102"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aug. 11</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=5098"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aug. 9</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=5068"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aug. 2</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=5068"><span style="font-weight: 400;">July 28</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4968"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 21 </span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4952"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 14</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4928"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 5</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4924"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 2</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4857"><span style="font-weight: 400;">May 10</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4857"><span style="font-weight: 400;">May 5, 2017</span></a></p></div>
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