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Council approves 1- and 6-year Street Improvement Plan
Members of the Hastings City Council voted 7-0 during their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12 to approve the City of Hastings 2025-2030 One- and Six-Year Street Improvement Plan.
Projects in year one of the plan are those that were approved by the City Council when the council approved the 2024-25 budget in September. This is a planning document with projects shown in years 2026-2030 being subject to change, with the City Council making the final determination on all projects to be actually constructed through its budgetary process.
Upcoming projects include 12th Street corridor improvements including restriping and improvements from Hastings Avenue to Baltimore to create a three-lane section and dedicated turn lanes at Burlington. The 12th Street corridor improvements also include improvements at Laird and Crane avenues to create left turn lanes.
Continuing work quiet crossings is another project included on the Street Improvement Plan. Construction is complete at the Pine and Hastings avenues crossings.
The quiet zone project is paid for by the city’s half-cent sales tax.
Lincoln, Denver and California avenue crossings are under contract and construction started on Lincoln Avenue.
For Colorado and Elm avenues, the crossings will be designed and bid in 2025. Construction is anticipated to be completed in 2026.
The Federal Railroad Administration must complete reviews of the project to initiate the quiet zone.
The City of Hastings plans to apply for a Rebuilding American infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant would look at how Hastings could decrease the barrier that the BNSF tracks present for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.
Also planned is a study to look at the safety of the intersections of Osborne Drive East and West at 33rd Street.
Published Date: 11/13/2024