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For Immediate Release • July 2, 2010
Staff Contact: Tyler Stamey, Civil Engineer, 303-651-8737
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JULY 2, 2010 - The public is invited to join Mayor Bryan Baum and members of city council as they cut the ribbon that will officially open Martin Street to traffic on Tuesday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m.Participants should gather on the south side of the new bridge near the traffic circle at the Harvest Junction Shopping Center, east of Best Buy - just look for the tents.
Martin Street is being extended from 3rd Avenue to 1st Avenue connecting Martin Street southward to Ken Pratt Boulevard (State Highway 119).
The new roadway and bridge will be a great way to beat the traffic congestion at Highway 119 and Main Street and provide a quick connection to the shops at Harvest Junction.
Construction began in August 2009 and will be ready for traffic shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new Martin Street will be a three-lane asphalt roadway consisting of one northbound lane, one southbound lane and a center turn lane. On-street bicycle lanes also will be included to provide a connection from Martin Street to the trails of the St. Vrain Greenway.
City engineers expect that the new road will divert several thousand vehicles every day from Main Street between 3rd Avenue and Ken Pratt Boulevard, thus relieving the build-ups that occur at the intersection of Ken Pratt and Main.
Martin Street is designated as an arterial roadway on the City of Longmont Comprehensive Plan and as a multimodal corridor in the Multi-Modal Transportation Plan. The project is one of the City’s capital improvement projects that is paid for through the City’s ¾ cent Street Fund sales tax.
For more information on the Martin Street Project contact Curtis Ansel at 303-651-8310 or curtis.ansel@ci.longmont.co.us.
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