Virtual public information meeting offered on Thursday 7/16/20 for “Safe Routes to Schools” project on High Street in Newburyport

Event Date: 
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 6:00pm
The City of Newburyport will be hosting a virtual “Zoom” public information meeting on the Safe Routes to Schools project along High Street at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday July 16, 2020.  The contractor RM Pacella will be available along with the City’s Senior Project Manager Geordie Vining, City Councilor Heather Shand, and others. 
 
The link for the upcoming Zoom webinar virtual public information meeting is as follows:
 
Topic: High Street “Safe Routes to Schools” Project
Time: July 16, 2020, 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Join Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88174885795
Phone/Audio:      1 (646) 558-8656
Webinar ID:        881 7488 5795
 
Construction began on the federally-funded Safe Routes to Schools project this spring.  The target continues to be substantial completion by the end of the calendar year, with final paving and landscaping done next spring.   During the past two months, the state contractor has been replacing and upgrading the stormwater drainage pipes and structures in this 1800’ section of High Street between Tyng and Buck Streets.  This month the contractor started work on reconstructing the sidewalk in front of the High School, where there will be a grass buffer strip between the sidewalk and the road.  The stacked granite curb stones will be reinstalled in their new alignment, and a revised curve installed at the corner of Toppans Lane to shorten the crosswalk distance for students and others.  The contractor will continue the sidewalk, curbing, and driveway apron work in the rest of the corridor this summer.
Information on the development of this project dating back to 2013 is available on the project page of the Newburyport Office of Planning & Development website:  www.cityofnewburyport.com/planning-development/safe-routes-to-school
 
For more information, contact Geordie Vining, Senior Project Manager in Newburyport’s Planning Office, at gvining@cityofnewburyport.com.