Jahnke Road Improvements

RTD has some information on the upcoming changes to Jahnke Road.

The Richmond Department of Public Works outlined two potential designs at a community meeting last month. One would create a continuous turn lane in the center of the road between the two travel lanes. The other would create a grass median. Both options would include sidewalks, curb and gutter, with a bike path on one side of the road, as well as space for landscaping.

As always this type of work is neither speedy nor cheap but certainly welcome.

The city estimates the project will cost about $18 million, “although we expect it to be less after we get long further in the design process,” said Public Works spokeswoman Sharon R. North. The city is relying solely on federal funds channeled through the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization, but it doesn’t have money yet for construction.

The timetable for completing the project is three to five years, according to Graziano’s office. The city has not decided which option it will pursue but expects to complete the design by spring 2011.