US 550 Intersection Improvements at 17th, 22nd and 32nd Streets in Durango
Project Facts
- Cost: $3.6 million
- Contractor: Kirkland Construction
- Timeline: Early October 2018 - Memorial Day 2019
- Location: Where US Highway 550 (aka, North Main Avenue) intersects with 17th, 22nd and 32nd streets in Durango
Crews on this project completed the following work:
- replaced signals;
- improved the road;
- constructed ramps and sidewalks at each intersection that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
- improved storm-drain inlets;
- added and upgrading pavement markings for bike lanes, bike boxes and stop bars at crosswalks;
- added a sidewalk at the small island (the triangle area at the east edge of Fassbinder Park) between 17th Street and West Park Avenue to provide pedestrians refuge at a lengthy crossing;
- replaced a span-wire signal at 22nd Street with new signal heads, poles and mast arms;
- replaced the traffic signal at 32nd Street; and
- added and upgraded pavement markings between 32nd Street and East 2nd Avenue to provide two left-turn lanes onto southbound Main Avenue, one shared through/right turn-lane, and a small raised island at the intersection designating a free-flow right turn onto northbound Main Avenue (US 550).
17th Street
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22nd Street
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32nd Street
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