Construction of the 12th Avenue rehabilitation from 101st to 102nd Street is being postponed to the spring of 2017.
The City describes the project as high-profile and aimed at downtown revitalization. Planning and detail design had been going on this year, according to a memo to council from city engineer Bob Anthony, but the project will not be ready for tender this fall.
The indication is the City wants to be able to consult all stakeholders and departments before it goes forward. In particular, they want to make sure the project is in line with the downtown master plan that has been under development. City Manager Jim Puffalt notes it includes recommendations for streetscape work that needs to be done.
“We don’t want to put pavement down and have to come in after and start changing curbs and that type of thing,” said Puffalt.
It was acknowledged there has been some work done at the location to repair potholes, and that should take the roadway through the winter.
