Last August, the Cannonball Path design by Fitchburg Public Works staff
was modified by Common Council to remove the safety island at Seminole
Highway, and approved in Resolution R-77-12. Subsequently, I developed
and the Mayor introduced another design proposal, with a safety island
at the Cannonball Path crossing and path-user-actuated flashing beacons
at both the Cannonball Path and Capital City State Trail crossings of
Seminole Highway. That design, as Resolution R-88-12, was referred to
four city bodies over the last two months, and was back before the
Common Council last night.
I am pleased to report that we are back to the staff-recommended design,
including the safety island at the Seminole Crossing, and that R-88-12
has passed. Other project features include a ten-foot wide path from
McKee Road near Verona Road to the City of Madison portion south of
Arbor Hills, way-finding signage, and a connecting boardwalk to the
Dunns Marsh neighborhood and points north. The project will be
constructed in 2013. The Council also signaled its willingness to fund
and install path-user-actuated flashing beacons at the two crossings in
the future, should they prove to be necessary.
Please join me in thanking Mayor Shawn Pfaff and my colleagues on the
Common Council for funding the local share this important bicycle
transportation project and for restoring the safety island to the
Seminole crossing! (Funding also includes the City of Madison's local
share and Transportation Enhancement funding from the U.S. Department of
Transportation.)
--
Steve Arnold, Fitchburg Alder, District 4, Seat 7
2530 Targhee Street, Fitchburg, Wisconsin 53711-5491
Telephone +1 608 278 7700 · Facsimile +1 608 278 7701
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