Central Avenue Sidewalk Project

  • The sidewalk will be a little more than three miles long. It will start near the Walgreens on Central Ave. and go to W. Carolina Ave. near Summerville Baptist Church.
  • The sidewalk will play an important role in safer transportation in separating people who walk along the street with motorized traffic. It will help limit interaction between pedestrians and traffic.
  • The project is expected to cost around $1.8 million.
  • Construction is TBA.

Contact

  1. Russ Cornette

    Town Engineer, Director of Public Works
    Email Russ Cornette

Related Documents

  1. Central Avenue Sidewalk Project (PDF)

May 2021 Update: J. Bragg Consulting, Inc was selected to design and permit the sidewalk project. Final plans for submitted for review last week, and are currently being reviewed by staff. Staff conducted a field review with the design engineer in April to address minor issues in the plans. Plans are being finalized and will be ready to bid later in the summer.

August 2020 Update: Final plans for Phase 1 are currently being worked on and are expected to be completed in the next 60 days.

July 2020 Update: With the current pandemic, staff posted the plans on the Town’s website and accepted public comments on the project for two weeks. Most comments were supportive of the project. The final design phase of the project will now begin.

June 2020 Update: J. Bragg Consulting, Inc was selected to design and permit the sidewalk project. Surveying work and preliminary design work are completed. A conceptual plan was submitted and staff is reviewing the plan. Final plans are expected to be completed summer 2020. The scope of work included holding a public information meeting for the public to submit comments. With the current pandemic, staff recommends posting the plans on the Town’s website and accepting public comments on the project for a set period of time. After the public comment period, the consultant can pursue the plans while addressing any legitimate public comments.