Public meeting scheduled for Route 1055 (6th Street) improvement project in Baldwin City

04/18/2011
A public meeting will be held Thursday, April 28 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the Baldwin High School cafeteria to discuss planned improvements to Route 1055 (6th Street) from US-56 highway (Ames Street) to Route 12 (State Lake Road) in Baldwin City. Douglas County and Baldwin City staff and consulting engineers will be present. The purpose of this first public meeting is to present preliminary concept plans, discuss the project, and receive public input. The meeting will have an open format so the public may come and go anytime between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM. Douglas County and the City of Baldwin City have agreed to cooperate in the reconstruction of this one-mile section of Route 1055 (6th Street). The purpose of the project is to reconstruct the existing rural-type roadway with open ditches into a more urban-type roadway with sidewalks, curb & gutters and underground storm sewers. The project is currently scheduled for construction beginning April 2012 with construction completed by April 2013. The project is currently estimated to cost approximately $3.4 million. The project is currently envisioned to begin just south of US-56 highway and proceed north to just north of Route 12. Improvements to the US-56/Route 1055 and Route 1055/Route 12 intersections are also under consideration.

Related Links:
Douglas County Website - http://www.douglas-county.com

Media Contact:
Keith Browning, Public Works Director
Public Works Department
785-832-5293
kbrowning@douglas-county.com