Five Mile Road from Austin to Lincoln ROADS EXPECTED TO REOPEN TO MOTORISTS BY THURSDAY, NOV. 26

The Five Mile Rd. project is progressing.  Temporary paving work is being done, and the streets will reopen to traffic.  Additional work will be done in the spring of 2010, when the streets will receive a top coat of asphalt and final detail work. Five Mile Rd. from Austin to Lincoln Roads will be open to local traffic through Sunday evening. Monday morning through Thursday morning, the streets will again be closed to motorists for paving. The intersection at Lincoln and Five Mile roads remains open. This project widened and rebuilt the street to 44 feet to include curbs and a continuous sidewalk on the west side, a 5-ft. bike lane north and shared-use bike lane south on Five Mile Rd. from Austin to Lincoln roads. Additionally, from Stratton Ave. to Lincoln Rd., trees, sewer and water lines, grass swales, a two-way left turn lane were installed, and a truck climbing lane were added from Austin Rd. to Stratton Ave. Five Mile Rd. from Austin Rd. to Alberta St. now has two northbound lanes and one southbound lane. Five Mile Rd. from Alberta St. to Lincoln Rd. has one lane in each direction with a center turn lane.

The $6.1 million project is being funded by state and federal sources, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus, and Mitigation and Real Estate Excise Taxes.