Updates on sidewalk projects

October 1, 2012 4:31 PM

Crestline and Mountain Brook Elementary routes

Plans are in the works for new sidewalks to Crestline and Mountain Brook Elementary as a part of the Safest Route to Schools project. The city is currently bidding out the project at the state level.

For Mountain Brook Elementary, the plan calls for sidewalks from Montevallo Road up Overhill Road to Watkins Road and ending at the bridge at Cahaba Road. Another sidewalk will run on Cambridge Road to Canterbury Road until it reaches Canterbury Park.

For Crestline Elementary, sidewalks will extend from Dexter Avenue down to West Moncrest Drive to connect with Jackson Boulevard.

Phase 6 project construction update

Phases 6 of the Mountain Brook Village Walkway System sidewalk project is scheduled to be completed by March 2013. Construction has been completed on Knollwood Drive and Green Valley Raod and is currently in progress on Overbrook, Overcrest and Cherokee Roads.

Construction has been delayed on Shiloh and Old Leeds Roads, but officials said it should begin in October. The contractor has been tasked to communicate with residents who will be affected by sidewalk construction.

Montevallo pedestrian connection to Homewood

Plans are still in the works for a sidewalk to connect Mountain Brook to Homewood along Montevallo Road and Hollywood Boulevard. The City of Homewood is acting as lead agency on that project. Skipper Consulting is allegedly filing an application for a grant to fund it.

Lakeshore sidewalk to connect greenways

A new sidewalk on Lakeshore Drive will connect the Jemison Trail to the Lakeshore Greenway that starts west of Colonial Brookwood Village.

The sidewalk will start at the intersection of Mountain Brook Parkway and Cahaba Road and run west in front of Servis 1st Bank and then under Highway 280. From there, it will cross the red light and connect to sidewalks in front of Colonial Brookwood Village that connect to the Lakeshore Greenway. The project could start in 2013 or roll over to 2014, said City Manager Sam Gaston said.