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Woodside Boulevard Improvements

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Project Update

The Woodside Boulevard Project is moving forward and construction is scheduled to begin this spring. While the project remains essentially the same, the schedule has changed significantly - most notably, the project will be constructed in its entirety this year. The original design was planned for two phases in 2012 and 2013. Here's what to expect in the coming months:

January / February 2012

Bid Package:  A package will be issued for contractors to bid pricing on construction costs. (This step was completed in mid-2011, but construction bids were higher than available funding, so the engineering team and city staff made adjustments to the project from its original design in an effort to reduce anticipated construction costs. Some elements were scaled back - for example, sidewalk width was reduced from 6 feet to 5 feet, and bus shelters were consolidated.)

February 2012

Contractor/Bid Selection

March 2012

Citizen Meeting:  The city will host a meeting to provide construction information and schedule, potential driveway impacts, and introduce the contractor. The purpose of the meeting will be to answer final questions about detours and access, and allow the contractor to address concerns. For residents living on or adjacent to Woodside, pertinent information you have previously given to the city and project team will be shared with the contractor team. Watch your email and/or this website for meeting notification.

April - November 2012

Construction for Entire Woodside Project: 

  • Woodside Boulevard roadway resurfacing/rehabilitation
  • Corridor improvements to include sidewalks, bike lanes, curb/gutter, landscape zones, pocket parking in some areas and mailbox banks on each block
  • Roundabout at the intersection of Woodside and Fox Acres
  • Traffic signal at SH-75 and Woodside intersection

Though the construction schedule is different, the ultimate goal of Woodside Boulevard improvement remains firm: to provide a safe corridor for all types of Woodside users, including motorists, bus passengers, bicyclists or pedestrians. The city and engineering team thank the neighbors, business owners, and others who have helped shape what Woodside will look like in the future.

Landscaping Information

At a May 9 Public Hearing, the City Council approved a long-term landscaping plan for Woodside Boulevard that combines proposed landscaping alternatives 1 and 3. These alternatives incorporate water-wise turf grass and regularly-spaced trees, and maximize use of existing trees and landscaping whenever feasible. (See the three alternatives in this newsletter.)

Council is working toward a plan for planting, watering and maintenance to be paid for by the city. Planting is to be phased in, once construction is complete.

Landscaping is planned between the sidewalk and road on most of the Woodside corridor. There are some exceptions to this configuration (mostly in south Woodside), where landscaping will be eliminated as a trade-off to allow space for pockets of on-street parking. In these areas, the sidewalk will be adjacent to the curb. This change to the initial plan was made in response to resident requests for more on-street parking.

Some of these changes were made as a result of the May 4-5 Woodside resident meetings. Other revisions prompted by property owner conversations included efforts to preserve driveway length by meandering sidewalks around driveways, or eliminating sections of landscaping strips to allow the sidewalk to be closer to the road. In some cases, changes were made so that large trees, bushes or shrubs could be preserved.

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
Jan / Feb 2012
 Bid Package issued for contractors to bid pricing on
construction costs
February 2012
 Contractor / Bid Selection
March 2012
 Citizen Meeting to provide construction information and schedule, potential driveway impacts, and introduce contractor

April - Nov
2012

Construction:  roadway resurfacing/rehabilitation; sidewalks, bike lanes, curb/gutter, landscape zones, pocket parking in some areas, mailbox banks on each block; roundabout at the intersection of Woodside and Fox Acres; traffic signal at SH-75 and Woodside intersection

 

What Woodside Will Look Like

The project will include:

  • A traffic signal at SH-75 & Woodside
  • Roundabout at the intersection of Fox Acres & Woodside
  • Roadway resurfacing/rehabilitation
  • 11-foot vehicle travel lane
  • 5-foot sidewalks on both sides of the road
  • 5-foot bike lanes on both sides of the road
  • Rolled curb/gutter
  • Landscaping between the sidewalk and road, on both sides of the road
  • Relocation and consolidation of bus shelters
  • Bus pull-outs
  • Pockets of on-street parking

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

Project Documents & Reports

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.

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