New Haw Creek Road Sidewalk improvements

The City of Asheville is pleased to move forward with New Haw Creek Road Sidewalk improvements. This project is part of the Bond Inititative, and the purpose of this project is to improve mobility, safety, and continuity for pedestrians on City streets and provide pedestrian connections to local schools and parks.

Happening Now

As part of the Bond Projects Initiative, the City of Asheville is preparing to extend sidewalks along New Haw Creek Road. Please join City staff to review the project and design features at the Online Community Engagement Meeting that will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

You can join to the meeting on Google Meet by clicking here or dial: ‪(US) +1 865-410-8492‬ PIN: ‪742 284 662‬#.

Background

The City proposes to construct nearly one mile of new sidewalk along New Haw Creek Road from Beverly Road to Bell Road following a “best fit” alignment. At the south end, the proposed sidewalk follows along the west side of New Haw Creek Road. North of Dogwood Grove the alignment shifts to the east side, utilizing a mid-block signalized crosswalk with ADA compliant ramps and curb cuts for safe access across New Haw Creek Road. Additional crosswalks and ramps are also proposed throughout the project. Connecting to the existing sidewalk west of Beverly Road, the project expands the City’s sidewalk network, and creates greater opportunities for the surrounding community to walk to local schools and to Charlie Bullman Park at the north end of the project.

If you want to review or download the map on pdf, you can do it here.

Timeline

Construction is scheduled to begin in Fall 2022 and is expected to last approximately 12 months.

See below for more details.

Contact Information

Lora Sepion, PE

Project Manager

Capital Projects Department

Phone: 828-575-4385

Email: lsepion@ashevillenc.gov

complete

Conduct field work and studies

August 2018 to May 2021

complete

Environmental documents

July 2019 to November 2019

live

Community engagement

March 28, 2022

https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NG9oaWsxZWMzMGFoOXRoYjI1ZXBoYzRndmMgcnRhcGlhLWJhc3VydG9AYXNoZXZpbGxlbmMuZ292&tmsrc=rtapia-basurto%40ashevillenc.gov

live

Develop final design

April, 2022
- Nearing completion

planned

Easement acquisition

June, 2022
- Underway

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Construction begins

August, 2022

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