Chemeketa: 52nd Avenue Project, Phase 3
Hi everyone-
It's time to continue the holiday construction blitz! This update we'll be looking at the conclusion of the 52nd Avenue widening project in Chemeketa. Replies are up on the last update as well.
52nd Avenue NE Corridor Widening Project: Phase 3 (Scarlet to Ashcroft)
Phase 3 of the 52nd Avenue NE Widening Project will widen the section of 52nd from Scarlet Street NE (the west end point of Phase 2), west to Ashcroft Street NE, from 4 to 6 travel lanes, with a center left-turn lane along some stretches.
Here's a map overviewing the three phases of the project (click to see up-close):
There's a couple hints on there as to the next projects to be undertaken.
This is the intersection of 52nd and Tamarack Street NE, roughly at the midpoint of Phase 3 (facing north). Tamarack is a collector route that serves as the main access to many subdivisions in the area, and is the only signalized intersection between Ashcroft and Scarlet along 52nd. Construction is already under way here.
This is at the intersection of 52nd and Willow (facing east). In order to make way for the widened roadway, there will need to be some . . . ahem . . . demolition.
This is at 52nd and Ashcroft, the western limits of the project (facing east). As you can see, the right-of-way (ROW) is being prepped for the widened 52nd Avenue, which will also entail some demolition.
In order to better facilitate work on the existing 52nd Avenue travel lanes, crews have paved up a section of the new ROW and diverted traffic onto it. This is facing east, at the Ashcroft intersection.
Here's where traffic is being detoured back onto the old ROW for the time being, just east of the Tamarack intersection (facing east).
Work underway at the Tamarack intersection (facing east), with the old ROW partially repaved. A temporary access route from the new ROW allows access to commercial properties near the intersection.
The widening is largely completed at the western extent of the project now, at 52nd and Ashcroft (facing east).
This is at 52nd and Willow, post-widening (facing east).
This is at 52nd and Tamarack, post-widening (facing east).
Later, soundwalls were installed for the subdivisions to the north, and the widening attracted commercial development to the south (facing east).
Commercial development was also attracted to the 52nd and Ashcroft intersection as well (facing east).
More new development near 52nd and Willow, including the newest addition to the Chemeketa Park Department, Willow Park (facing east).
And as mentioned on the map and during Phase 2 construction, here's what happened to the 52nd/Sorenson intersection--it was converted into a Right-In/Right-Out (RIRO) setup, allowing access to/from eastbound 52nd. Access to westbound 52nd must take place at 52nd and Scarlet or 52nd and Rankine.
That does it for this update of Tarkusian Cities and the 52nd Avenue Corridor Project. We'll be onto the Highway 15/39th Avenue interchange project next time.
An interesting fact: this is the 25th entry dealing with the Chemeketa region, tying it with Argentum for the most focused-on region in Tarkusian Cities. Next update, Chemeketa will break that record.
-Tarkus
-
4
10 Comments
Recommended Comments
Sign In or register to comment...
To comment in reply, you must be a community member
Sign In
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In NowCreate an Account
Sign up to join our friendly community. It's easy!
Register a New Account