Town Engineer John Latier told residents that the town is in final design on the Glassford Hill Road widening and working on a Lakeshore Channel stabilization project that will install guardrail and erosion control where channel migration threatens the roadway.

Latier said the Glassford Hill project will expand the roadway from two lanes in each direction to three lanes in each direction between Long Look Drive and the junction with State Route 89A. The typical section shown to the audience included a retained median, a five-foot sidewalk on the west (southbound) side, five-foot paved shoulders usable as bike lanes, and a 10-foot shared-use path on the east (northbound) side that will extend to near State Route 89A.

“We’re currently in the final stages of design,” Latier said. He told the audience staff hope to wrap design this fall and advertise construction bids in order to start construction in winter or spring.

On Lakeshore Channel, Latier said erosion in the wash has encroached near the roadway embankment in several locations and that the town’s project will stabilize the channel and install guardrail where appropriate to protect the edge of Lakeshore Road.

Latier also described ongoing pavement maintenance programs and a targeted repair for a “bump” at Jasper Parkway that the town will fix after a contractor bid; he encouraged residents to use the town’s Our PV app to report localized problems with locations and photos.

The presentations included a short audience Q&A about timing and traffic control; Latier repeated that the design is nearly complete and that the town expects to seek construction bids soon.