Town Branch Trail
- The box culvert extension work under Forbes Road is complete.
- ATT will be working along Manchester Street.
- Columbia Gas will start installing gas lines along Old Frankfort Pike north side.
- Storm Sewer work will begin at the east end of the project new Oliver Lewis Way.
Aerial view of Trail
Town Branch Commons - Trail Construction Update
Town Branch Commons (Vine St & Midland Ave):
Zone 4: Lexington Center Block- Tucker St to Broadway,
- Work is anticipated on the Lexington Center block in coordination with their construction project starting in October
Zone 3: Broadway to Limestone
- Work is currently underway from Broadway to Limestone and will continue through the end of the year
Efforts underway include the construction of
- underground utilities,
- infrastructure to support storm water planters/bioswales that will collect storm water runoff and filter out pollutants once complete,
- installation of soil cells- a modular system underground to promote healthy growth for trees (we are tripling the number of trees along this corridor with the TBC project), and
- pouring of final concrete surface for the bike and pedestrian paths
- installation of pavers and other pathway elements
Installation of lighting, signature walls, and other above ground features will begin install in 2021
Zone 2: Limestone to Quality Street
- No construction work is planned until early 2021
- Starting next week, contractors will utilize the unused roadway shoulder adjacent to the Phoenix Parking lot for staging. This will not impact traffic on Vine, use of sidewalk, or use of the Phoenix Parking lot.
Town Branch Connector (Newtown Pike)
- The contractor anticipates installation of ADA pavers, regrading and install of sod, and plantings in medians to be complete in October. Street lighting installation by Kentucky Utilities is being coordinated. Final inspection and corrective work to in November as this zone begins to wrap up all work.
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