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Gillham Plaza Complete Streets: Section 1
Categories:- Under Construction - KCMO Capital Projects (Public Works)
Project Update:
Update, April 26, 2021:
Work will begin on May 3, 2021 to continue the on-street cycle track north from Linwood to McGee Trafficway. We anticipate the project to take two weeks, weather permitting.
View the project plans for this section.
Project Description:
This project will install Complete Streets improvements--improved pedestrian crossings and a two-way cycletrack-- on Gillham Plaza from Armour Boulevard to McGee Trafficway. The goals of this project align with KCMO's Complete Street ordinance to make our streets safer and more accessible for all users: bicyclists, pedestrians, transit-users, and vehicles.
- View or download the project fact sheet.
- View the letter sent out to neighbors and stakeholders adjacent to the project in late April.
Project improvements include:
What is a two-way cycle track?
Read more about a two-way cycle track design in the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide.
Project Background:
- Previous public engagement process took place through the 2017 Gillham Road Planning Sustainable Places Study
- Recommendations from this plan informed the final project design
- The KCMO staff mobility committee met monthly in 2019 to refine the conceptual design and come up with an implementable project
- Project funding is provided by the Complete Streets set-aside in the 2019-2020 Street Preservation Budget
Traffic Impact:
There is no work occurring at this time. Once construction starts later this spring/early summer, traffic will still be able to travel on Gillham, but the active construction and equipment will result in reduced travel lanes and possibly delays.
Transit Impacts:
- This project will remove three bus stops:
- Two northbound stops: at Gillham Plaza and at Gillham Rd/34th
- One southbound stop: at Gillham Rd/34th
- The northbound bus stops at Armour and Linwood will be preserved and improved.
Project Timeline:
The northern section of the facility from Linwood to McGee Trafficway will be installed in late spring/early summer 2021, along with traffic signal upgrades. This will complete the work for this phase (Armour Boulevard to McGee Trafficway).
Project Contacts:
Randy Alewine, Project Manager
Public Works Department— KCMO
Phone: (816) 513-2589
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