Haywood Streetscape Improvement Project Happening Now Construction Phasing Sequence and Schedule Project construction is on schedule to begin in January 2020 and will take place in phases, with full project completion anticipated in early fall of 2020. Once construction begins, regular email communications and on-site meetings will take place to provide detailed updates. A stakeholder group is guiding the development of promotional tools, including signage, to support businesses during construction. This effort is being led by the Asheville Downtown Association. Subscribe to receive project updates Email Address Name Project Background This project will include sidewalk rehabilitation, street resurfacing, stormwater improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, and the sourcing, siting and installation of various street amenities. A key component is the replacement of the blue stone in the sidewalk on Haywood Street. The streetscape portion of project (sidewalks replacement and amenities on Haywood Street) is funded by the Transportation Bond Referendum that passed in 2016, prioritized as a safety issue and a major need by the City and various boards, committees and associations over the past several years. The general project limits are along Haywood Street from Vanderbilt to College Street. MSD will contribute funds and design consultation for the sanitary sewer replacement along Haywood Street as well as on portions of College Street, Walnut Street, Page Avenue, Flint Street and potentially Rankin Avenue. Design and engineering began in the fall of 2018 and continued through summer of 2019. Public input was collected on changes to the street and sidewalk (see more info below). The construction phasing schedule was presented at a community meeting on September 5, 2019. Notes from the meeting are available here and the presentation is available here. On November 12, 2019, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with Tennoca Construction Company and move forward with the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) of Buncombe County for cost sharing. Previous Email Updates November 19, 2019 – Email update August 22, 2019- Email update March 8, 2019 – Email update February 7, 2019 – Email update Meetings and Engagement Upcoming: December 19, 2019 – Construction open office hours – another opportunity to drop by 29 Haywood Street between 3 and 5 pm to get information and ask questions. November 21, 2019 – Construction open office hours – drop by 29 Haywood Street between 3 and 5 pm to meet with the project team and ask questions. November 5, 2019 – Downtown Commission Parking & Transportation Committee and Haywood Street businesses review a draft loading plan for Haywood Street once construction is complete. (The plan is being revised based on feedback.) September 5, 2019 – Community meeting to share updates on construction phasing schedule and communications moving forward August 19, 2019 – Update to the Tree Commission February 19, 2019 – Follow up discussion and feedback with Downtown Commission Design Review Committee January 16, 2019 – Discussion and feedback with the City’s Bike/Pedestrian Task Force January 2, 2019 – Discussion and feedback with residents of Vanderbilt Apartments and Battery Park Apartments December 12, 2018 – Public input open-house meetings for design changes to the street/sidewalk and other priorities. December 4, 2018 – Discussion and feedback with hospitality/tourism representatives (convened by Explore Asheville CVB staff) November 15, 2018 – Discussion and feedback with Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors Issues Committee November 14, 2018 – Discussion and feedback with Asheville Downtown Association Board November 14, 2018 – Discussion and feedback with Downtown Commission Design Review Committee November 9, 2018 – Overview and discussion with Downtown Commission October 24, 2018 – Overview and discussion with Multi-modal Transportation Committee September 13, 2018 – Pre Kick-off meeting (with businesses and residents in the project area) Notes and key take-away’s from focus group meetings are here. Public engagement related to construction activities and coordination with impacted businesses and residents is on-going. Please contact Dana Frankel or sign up for email updates to stay in the loop. Supporting Documents Press release: Haywood Streetscape Improvement Project moves forward with construction contract, anticipated to begin in January (November 18, 2019) Staff Report to City Council to authorize construction contract and MSD agreement (November 12, 2019) Presentation (including construction phasing schedule) from community update meeting (Sept 5, 2019) Notes from community update meeting (Sept 5, 2019) Design Plan (in progress) as of August 2019 Design Plan (in progress) as of March 2019 Presentation Boards for public input meetings (Dec 12, 2018) Powerpoint Presentation for Downtown Commission (Nov 9, 2018) Powerpoint Presentation for Multi-modal Transportation Commission (Oct 24, 2018) Council approval for Engineering and Design Services (Aug 28, 2018) Powerpoint Presentation for Pre Kick-off Meeting (Sept 13, 2018) Contact Information Dustin Clemens, Program Manager, Capital Projects, City of Asheville Project role: construction manager 828-232-4580 Dana Frankel, Downtown Specialist, Strategic Development Office, City of Asheville Project role: communications and coordination 828-251-4051 Meghan Rogers, Executive, Executive Director, Asheville Downtown Association Project role: promotional wayfinding and marketing support for businesses 828-251-9973 Updated 12/11/2019 Related Services Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. 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