[Press Release] : Public input sought for Gans Road study

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2008

CONTACT: Bob Gilbert
Project Manager
Bartlett & West, Inc.
(573) 634-3181

Public input sought for Gans Road study
								
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - Input is being sought from surrounding
landowners and the public regarding a preferred road alignment for the
Gans Road study. A public meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct.
7, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at  Rock Bridge Elementary
School, 5151 S. Highway 163.
	An extension of Gans Road between Providence Road and Bearfield
Road in southern Columbia is being studied by officials from Boone
County, in cooperation with officials from the city of Columbia. Gans
Road is identified to extend from Providence Road to Bearfield Road in
the Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) 2025
Transportation Plan. The study’s objectives include identifying the
project’s constraints and determining the best alignment for the
future roadway. Some of the constraints include the crossing of Clear
Creek, steep topography, existing development, environmental or cultural
resources, and accommodating existing and future traffic and access.  
	The public meeting is being scheduled so that interested parties
can view the alternative alignments developed by the study team. Three
alternative alignments using a roadway with one travel lane in each
direction, divided by a vegetated median designed to enhance water
quality of storm water runoff, and roundabouts for the primary
intersection controls were developed based on the project’s
constraints and input gathered from the first public meeting held in
April. Project exhibits identifying the known project constraints and
alternative alignments will be on display at the meeting, and the study
team will be present to review information and accept comments from
meeting attendees.

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