Shared Pathway Safety Tender

ScopeThe construction of a 10-foot-wide shared-use pathway along Waverly Road is an excellent example of a complex interagency safety project that addresses safety challenges for several different user groups including pedestrians bicyclists and motor vehicle drivers. The unique location of this project requires coordination between Lansing Township Delta Township Ingham County Road Department Eaton County Road Commission and MDOT. The shared-use path is being developed in coordination with the resurfacing of Waverly Road a local road in conjunction with larger safety improvements being made by MDOT to the Waverly RoadI-496 interchange and the Waverly RoadLansing Road intersection. Funding for the pathway includes a Highway Safety Improvement Program HSIP grant a Transportation Alternatives Program TAP grant and an Ingham County Trails and Parks 10112020-2024 FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM2020-2024 FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMillage grant while the Waverly RoadI-496 interchange and Lansing Road intersection improvements are funded through MDOT. Once complete the new shared-use path will not only address several challenging intersections but it will also fill gaps in the network that serves people who travel through the corridor on foot or by bicycle. The Waverly RoadI-496 project includes bridge repairs interchange ramp reconfiguration and a traffic signal to alleviate turning movement difficulties experienced by traffic exiting I-496. Utilizing the regions existing and planned sidewalks bicycle lanes and shared-use pathways this overall network provides access to several commercial areas residential neighborhoods and employment centers.