East Clayton Street Improvements Project Update -
August 25, 2021
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East Clayton Street Improvements Project Timeline UpdateWork on the East Clayton Street Improvements Project continues with the installation of new electrical conduit duct banks in the corridor and extensive streetscape work. The conduits will be used for electrical wiring for street lighting, fiber optic cabling, traffic and pedestrian signals, and other data and electrical needs. The current tentative work schedule is noted below. - N. Lumpkin Street to College Avenue – south side, March - early September 2021
(3 segments - see map below) - N. Lumpkin Street to College Avenue – north side, September - November 2021
(2 segments - see map below) - College Avenue to Jackson Street – south side, July - September 2021
(2 segments - see map below) - College Avenue to Jackson Street – north side, October - November 2021
(see map below) - Jackson Street to Thomas Street – January - April 2022
- Jackson Street (Broad Street to Washington Street) – January - April 2022
- Wall Street - December 2021
- Tree Planting – December 2021 - Spring 2022
- Public Art – February - March 2022
- Clayton Eco-Stations – January 2022 - February 2022
- Repaving and restriping – April 2022 (weather permitting)
- Rainbow Crosswalks – following the repaving and restriping
The initial work will involve the demolition of existing streetscape and the replacement to 75-80% of completion. Final completion to 100% - landscaping and paving - will be done towards the end of the project in larger segments along the entire corridor. Sidewalks will be kept open as much as possible. Businesses remain open during the construction and access will be provided to their entrances except for possible brief closures that will be arranged with each business. |
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Tree ReplacementsThe trees will be planted in better-designed planters with special structural soil in late 2021/early 2022. These trees will include October Glory Red Maple, Avalyn Laurel Oak, Golden Globe Gingko, European Hornbeam, Chinese Ironwood, Collynair American Hornbeam, and Biloxi Crepe Myrtle.More trees will be replanted in the area than were removed.Tree replacement has been a part of the East Clayton Street Improvements Project since the beginning of the project. Many of the former trees were not designed for an urban environment and were not suited for confined spaces. The planters that encase them and the soil used is not as well-designed for this kind of environment as are the currently-designed planters and soil.New trees better suited to an urban environment will be planted in spaces that are better designed to handle their root systems. These new trees should last for decades, if not longer, without causing the problems of these older ones.Public ArtThe artist for the Clayton Street Improvements Public Art, Eric Leshinsky, is working on his fabrication drawings.Overhead LightingThe streetscape plans use low-voltage festoon lighting, which can be hung from pole to pole, parallel to the sidewalk and trees. This option will allow additional lighting down the sidewalks until the trees reach a large enough size to allow the lighting to be added to the trees. An example is illustrated in the rendering at the top of the newsletter.Stormwater SystemA water quality treatment unit will remove trash, oil, and sediment near the downstream outfall in conjunction with the existing underground facility located on East Broad Street at the Firefly Trail entrance. This approach will allow pressure washing of the streetscape once the project is completed.Rainbow CrosswalkIn June 2020, the Mayor and Commission approved the installation of a rainbow crosswalk in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The crosswalk will be placed at the College Avenue / East Clayton Street intersection once the project is completed and East Clayton Street receives its final repaving and striping, likely by spring 2022.Other Related Projects
Public Restroom Facility
Although this facility is not technically part of this project (it is outside the boundaries), discussion is taking place during the work.A presentation on the findings from a survey that ended June 15, staff recommendations, and next steps will take place at the Mayor and Commission's Work Session on Tuesday, September 14 at 5:30 PM.Eco-StationsSolid Waste is working with their designer to finalize the fabrication details of the eco-stations. Although not technically a part of the streetscape project as they will be in areas other than East Clayton Street, they are being installed while the work is in progress.
Eco-stations are enclosed areas used to gather trash and recycling from businesses and residents in order to avoid bags and recycling being placed directly on the streetscape / sidewalk. Bags left on the curbs leak, are unsightly, cause pedestrian conflicts, and can be a safety hazard.
A call for art will take place for the wrapping of the eco-stations once the design details are completed and fabrication begins. |
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Updated Overall Streetscape Tentative Schedule- N. Lumpkin Street to College Avenue - March - November 2021
- College Avenue to Jackson Street - July - November 2021
- Jackson Street to Thomas Street - January - April 2022
- Jackson Street (Broad Street to Washington Street) - January - April 2022
- Wall Street - December 2021
Schedule is tentative and subject to change. It is highly dependent on weather and underground factors. More detailed information will be provided in block by block and section by section areas as those areas come closer to construction work. |
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Additional information and upcoming dates that relate to the Clayton Street Area project will continue to be sent through this listserve.
For more information, including previous newsletters, visit www.accgov.com/clayton. |
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