Moving right along
Highway 78 median project on schedule
 “You
don’t just have a ribbon cutting and build a road - there remains a
tremendous amount of work to accomplish over the next two years,”
said Evermore CID Executive Director Brett Harrell during a recent
presentation on the progress of the Highway 78 transportation
improvement project. In fact, the Highway 78 Median Safety Project
has been in the planning and preliminary engineering stage for over
10 years. The Evermore CID is pleased to announce that the
construction countdown has begun and stands at 1 Year-10 months.
The project has a scheduled completion date of November 2009.
As you travel the
Highway 78 corridor, you will obviously notice the ever-changing
visual signs of progress. So what is happening during the
construction phase of this major highway median and safety project?
Many things: Grading work, infrastructure modifications, sign
removal, utility relocation (power poles, gas lines and water
meters), right-of-way clearing, and fiber-optic cable installation
for enhanced traffic light synchronization, to name a few items on
the project manager’s check list.
Harrell reports
that Walton EMC is well ahead of schedule, AT&T and Comcast are
moving at an expedient pace, and all public utility and clearing
crews are working diligently. Actual road construction is scheduled
to begin in early February at the Park Place end of the corridor.
Overall, the Evermore CID is pleased with the progress.
In addition to
the median project, there are many additional conceptual projects
planned within the Evermore business district. The Evermore CID
recently enhanced their website to provide a thorough overview of
both conceptual studies and active project updates. To stay
informed on project status and traffic information, visit the
website frequently at
www.EvermoreCID.org.
 Envisioning
the end result, before we know it, Highway 78 will be lined with
attractive landscaping, sidewalks, park benches, decorative traffic
lights, and illuminated street signs. Pedestrian access will be
improved and encouraged, and most importantly the project will
dramatically increase public safety.
Looking to the
future, the Evermore CID’s goals go far beyond a transportation and
median project. The Evermore CID’s long term objective is to
ultimately transform the business district into an entirely new
community with an established sense of destination that offers an
attractive place to live, work, and shop!
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