About the Project
Reconstruction of 78th Street, from Mercy to Pacific, includes sidewalk, storm sewer, driveway, roadway pavement, and retaining walls. The project will include a traffic study and public involvement to determine the concept for the corridor as well as keeping the community informed of the progress through to final design and construction. Roadway improvements on Poppleton Avenue from 78th Avenue to 78th Street are also included in this project.
Construction Updates
December 17, 2020
78th Street is closed from Pine Circle to Woolworth Avenue. 78th Street is open to local traffic only from Woolworth Avenue to Pierce Circle. This will continue throughout the winter months until Spring 2021.
November 30, 2020
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78th Street is currently closed from Pine Circle to Woolworth Avenue. 78th Street is open to local traffic only from Woolworth Avenue to Pierce Circle. This will continue throughout the winter months until Spring 2021.
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78th Street work completed in 20202 is open to local traffic only from Mercy Road to Pine Circle
August 12, 2020
Phase C work involving the stretch along 78
th Street from Hickory Circle to Pine Circle is scheduled to close and begin on/around August 19
th weather pending. This work will also include the intersection tie-ins to 78
th Street at Hickory Street and at Pine Circle. Click
here for the resident letter.
May 8, 2020
Phase B work involving the stretch along 78
th Street from just south of Shirley Street to Hickory Circle is scheduled to begin on/around May 18
th weather pending. This stretch will also include Shirley Street from 78
th Street to approximately 220' east of 78
th Street. Click
here for the resident letter.
May 6, 2020
Beginning Monday, May 11, 2020, TAB Construction will begin work involving the Poppleton Avenue SID along Poppleton Avenue from just east of 78
th Avenue to 78
th Street. Click
here for the resident letter.
May 2019
Beginning Wednesday, May 29, 2019, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., South 78th Street between Mercy Road and Pierce Street will be closed during peak hours for utility work by MUD and will be in effect for fourteen (14) days.
Events
See below for March 2020 letters sent to residents:
A Preconstruction Open House was held on January 28, 2020. Please see links below for the materials handed out and used during the meeting:
For more information on the scope of the project and a matrix of alternatives please see links below:
A Public Input / Open House was held on July 24, 2018. Please see links below for the materials handed out and used during the meeting:
Here are your comments and responses to them (see link below):