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Woodside Boulevard Improvements

Project Update

Read the April Project Newsletter for new information about the recent funding and scheduling changes, Woodside resident outreach, May 9 hearing on landscaping improvements, and more.

Project Background

Hailey's 35-year-old Woodside Boulevard is one of the busiest streets in Hailey, second only to Main Street (SH-75). The large amount of activity comes from a variety of users – Woodside-area residents, business, commuters, students, bicyclists, pedestrians, recreationists and more.

The city and residents have recognized the importance of making this a safe transportation corridor. Improving Woodside Boulevard has been in the city's Capital Improvement Plan for many years, and it was identified as the number one priority for residential street improvements by citizens responding to a community wide survey completed in 2009.

In Fall 2010, the City of Hailey was awarded a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to make improvements to Woodside Boulevard. This grant is funded through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II Discretionary Grant program. More than 1,000 grant applications were received by the U.S. DOT, and Hailey's award is one of 42 nationwide and one of only two in Idaho.

The goal of these improvements is to provide a safe corridor for all users of Woodside Boulevard, using design principles that consider motorists, public transit passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Proposed Improvements

The purpose of improvements to Woodside Boulevard is to:

• Slow traffic on the corridor
• Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety
• Repair an aging and deteriorated roadway
• Improve the transportation network for all types of users

Proposed improvements include:

• Sidewalks
• Bicycle lanes
• Landscaping buffer zone between the sidewalk and road
• Ribbon curb to help direct storm water run-off from rain or snow melt
• Bus pull-outs and shelters; some bus shelters may be consolidated or relocated
• Nine one-of-a-kind bicycle racks at transit stops, by Blaine County artists
• Roundabout at the intersection of Fox Acres & Woodside Boulevard
• New traffic signal at the intersection of Woodside and SH-75

Project Documents & Reports

• Federal Grant Application (August 2010)
• Informational Letter (December 1, 2010)
• Project Newsletter/Information Sheet (January 2011)
• Woodside Elementary PTA Meeting Announcement (January 14, 2011)
• Woodside Door-to-Door Handouts (January 19 and 20, 2011)
• Fox Acres-Woodside Blvd. Proposed Roundabout Drawing
• Public Open House Display Boards (January 26 and 27, 2011)
• Public Hearing Presentation Slides (February 14, 2011)
• Public Involvement Report for Environmental Document (February 2011)
• Public Comment Matrix (February 2011)
• Final Environmental Document (Available for review at City Hall)
• April Project Newsletter (April 2011)
• Public Hearing Landscape Alternatives (May 9, 2011)

Anticipated Project Schedule

Dec. 2010	Informational letter mailed to residents and businesses in Woodside area
Jan. 26, 2011	Citizen Information Meeting #1 (emphasis on North section – north of Countryside)
Jan. 27, 2011	Citizen Information Meeting #2 (emphasis on South section – south of Countryside)
Feb. 14, 2011	Public Hearing with Hailey City Council
Feb. 15, 2011	Official comment period closes
Feb. 2011	Preliminary (30%) Road Design complete
May 2011	Woodside Boulevard Property Owner Outreach
May 9, 2011	Public Hearing with Hailey City Council / Landscape Alternatives
June 27, 2011	Public Hearing with Hailey City Council / Final Bid Package (Please see note below.)
Aug. - Oct. 2011	Construction:  traffic signal at the intersection of Woodside Boulevard and SH-75
April - Oct. 2012	Construction: roundabout at the intersection of Woodside and Fox Acres, Woodside roadway resurfacing and corridor improvements between Fox Acres and Countryside (including sidewalks, bike lanes, rolled curb/gutter, landscape zone)
April - Oct. 2013	Construction: improvements between Countryside and SH-75 (including sidewalks, bike lanes, rolled curb/gutter, landscape zone)

A Note About the June 27, 2011 Public Hearing
Once a final bid package is approved, it means all engineering and design of the road is complete; and public input about what the roadway looks like - including elements such as sidewalks, bike lanes and landscaping - have been considered and incorporated into the project design.

When the final bid package is prepared, a project is ready for a contractor to bid pricing on it as a construction project. Details specific to the construction process, such as how and when certain activities will happen, have not yet been defined.

The City of Hailey invites you to attend the June 27, 2011 meeting to provide additional comments and input related to construction, traffic control, and resident coordination that the contractor should be aware of going into construction.

Contacts

• Tom Hellen, PE
  Public Works Director
  788-9830, ext. 14
  tom.hellen@haileycityhall.org

• Darla Christiansen
  Public Involvement Manager, The Langdon Group
  800-252-2829
  darla@langdongroupinc.com

• Maria Djasran
  Traductora & Facilitadora
  720-6715
  (Si el teléfono no se contesta de immediato, por favor deje un mensaje y se le regresa su llamada.)

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