Town of Bristol
BASIN STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Public Concerns Meeting
Monday, October 16, 2023
Selectboard meeting starts at 7:00pm

Physical Location: Downstairs at Holley Hall
https://zoom.us/  Meeting ID: 879 1281 0018  Passcode: 619003
Phone In: 1-646-558-8656
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Basin Street is a steep dead-end street at the gateway of Bristol's downtown that slopes toward the New Haven River to the south. It provides access to several residences and is the sole access to the Bristol Core sewer system and storage building. Basin Street meets the Main Street and East Street intersection at a 20% slope making it hazardous for motorists and pedestrians, especially in winter conditions. The slope between Main Street and Basin Street lacks a sufficient stormwater collection system, resulting in chronic erosion problems and sloughing of the embankment, requiring the Town to frequently repair and reconstruct the roadway shoulder, the sidewalk and guardrail that runs along the crest of the embankment, and at times the Basin Street mailbox unit.

Funded in part through a VTrans Transportation Alternatives Grant and a Downtown Transportation Fund and Clean Water Initiatives Grant, the multidisciplinary engineering and design firm DuBois & King has been hired to evaluate the situation and develop a cost-effective solution to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety, improve stormwater management, and mitigate the slope failures.

This local concerns meeting will be an opportunity for members of the community to learn more about the project and to share information, concerns, and ideas. The project development process will be explained in general terms, a summary of the identified problems and/or conditions will be presented, and comments and concerns relative to the proposed project will be sought. The purpose of this meeting will not be to present solutions, rather to better define the problems and alternatives.

This will be an early item on the Selectboard's regular meeting agenda. The meeting starts at 7:00pm and this item will follow some preliminary agenda items.

For more information, contact Municipal Project Manager Patrick Travers at ptravers@gpinet.com, (802) 782-3354 or Town Administrator Valerie Capels at (802) 453-2410 ext. 1, townadmin@bristolvt.org.

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