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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 The 1-70 Scout - 3 <br />Bennett contemplates rail grade separation . <br />- ' public meeting is the beginning of the feasibility Out of the four remaining, we are suggesting the East <br />STEVEN VETTER portion of the overall transportation construction Central Alignment be dismissed - it is the most <br />Managing Editor process. expensive alternative with the longest bridge to be "Right now we are looking at the engineering constructed." <br />BENNETT - Bennett residents are being asked restraints and coming up with an overall environmental The East Central route would connect Highway 71) <br />about the need and potential route for an elevated, overview of what this project would do and the from north of the vacated Bennett Super's building <br />or possibly underground, railroad grade separation impacts it would create," said project manager Stacy to east of Shari's Court with a 1,500-foot diagonal <br />crossing. Tschuor with David Evans & Associates. "There bridge spanning across the railroad tracks. Its projected <br />During a Nov. 14 open house at the Bennett are no recommendations here, but we have come cost is $18.9 million, $2.4 million than the next most <br />Community Center, traffic engineering consultants up with several alignments that we think can work expensive alternative. and town officials updated residents about why a grade around <br /> any constraints. We started out with six initial "The extra costs are mostly for the bridge size and <br />separation might be necessary. alignments but two were dismissed because they were SEE RR GRADE SEPARATION <br />Four routes are being seriously considered. The too expensive or didn't work within the constraints. PAGE 4 <br />U <br />JUtem ignments Conside VAIN&s' atow1w Mv r <br />.i- <br />/7~~l~ 4.. ; .,1 : '3"J"+ ~r~(1, ,1 7 {~;~t[, 7tr~ • i,-Ryy 7 a tj, vC ~lrSr f !T raj7+. I r 1` S. R. 4~•:. <br />r. X>, 11tt ,,it,7m Yin ~-~~>,~,t'S 1 i~i~ tr,:f.r 'i,. <br />79 <br />Mfl ~~~~Lyy ht~~ °at "•y. td[`~'s . !~1¢;~`~lt ~ ;,p. 1r <br />i ~ < a ',~-r t n Ftry'~" R ^79 tJ - rt • .r +'Y - <br />41 <br />h Ave,- . <br />F ! ~ y J~ .f't'J~~•~ t i' ~ ~ ti ~ 2vY., IV 1, k,•• ti { H 't L `fit <br />NEWBY N rya. pa~c °JR ~L^9Cra, <br />11: s ~1 i fi EEL' Y1 - ti ?fI <br />11ti a,• r. a. ~a.~r iSdd..4~ '1+ <br />tit, HAMPSTEAD - .n-' T- i <br />to r. rr-~ i'l <br />I~-Pa'Imer.=A•venu`e t` <br />I11r~11thit: ..n lltlltntllttltt+tutnnn~tntnllitlilil illiiinl~ I~I,~.~~-~ -^tr r.~ '-Vr~..r <br />Oifax Avenue._ 36 " ~j.Y' tn???r?rr?yi?? i' /r~, <br />tai . *4 ? t "1 ' NO 1.~r1: r. : If.f~ G1~lN t}~;•3 ~j~ {',1 f 7~ ~ <br />r - - 1 Y-•~ nc ndt 1 Z.r ' rfj ~~•iy 1... r `Oi S' •W~.'~'v~r i. .1. Y~R:., ~+A e'.. s 'f.. _ U 11F .~j 1ry „r..- <br />r v MITCHELL W. Y;,;,.r••. <br />1 1 ;~•dr l a <br />MUEGGE <br />FARMS <br />t „t <br />t ~ 1t ~ 1~1ltlt , rx <br />Legend` <br />Alternatives Considered & Dismissed VILLAGE - - due to environmental and cost impacts HC)fv1ES i <br />Y ~i / YY`K <br />Eastern Alignment <br />East Central Alignment 36 s <br />Westem Alignment 1 PRID <br />West Central Alignment r j"r r EST <br />Jm& Ohcervpci nAdestrian social trails 11{h~ - <br />Existing at-grade railroad crossing SANFORD <br />Preble's Meadows Jumping Mouse <br />" Assessment Limits (undeveloped parcels) r 5C <br />! Possible wetlands - ~r_? r <br />- 1~k. <br />-Year Floodplainf 100 <br />Proposed Development <br />Schools 4~z~F <br />