2015.05.20 Council Agenda Item 02
Summary
Discussion of the Route 100 Vision Report as recommended by the Route 100 Committee
A public comment period will not be included with this item.
ACTION: Council action is not anticipated
Description
In 2014 the Town Council appointed an Ad Hoc Route 100 Committee and charged it with development of a Vision Plan for the Route 100 area. The scope of the work of the committee extended from the Portland City line to the Cumberland Town line.
The committee toured the Route 100 area and conducted extensive public outreach. Consultants Wright-Pierce and T.Y. Lin International assessed existing conditions and performed a traffic analysis.
The committee’s recommendations that are described in the Route 100 Vision report fall in four general categories:
- Traffic, roadway, and intersection improvements,
- Pedestrian and bicycle improvements,
- Public sewer improvements, and
- Land use and development changes.
Total estimated cost of the improvements is $10.1M. Local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds and MaineDOT funds are recommended to be the major financing tools.
Next step in the project will be for the Council to authorize a request for Proposals for Preliminary Engineering Services. The project could be ready for a Falmouth Voter Referendum in June 2016. If approved at that time, construction could start in spring 2017 and potentially be complete later that year.
Attached are the committee’s 32-page report and 122-page appendix with back-up material.
