61st Street and Valmont Road Intersection Safety Improvements Project Public Meeting

Join Public Works and consulting staff who are currently working on final designs for improvements to the intersection of 61st Street and Valmont Road that will increase the safety of all roadway users. The project team will present designs and discuss travel impacts when construction begins, which will include a full closure of 61st/63rd Street between Valmont and Jay roads.

The proposed plans provide eastbound Valmont Road cyclists with a less-stressful alternative for making a left-hand turn onto northbound 61st Street. This will be accomplished by constructing an off-street box that will have the capacity to accommodate a queue of up to eight cyclists.

The project will reconstruct the existing intersection to provide clearly defined spaces for bicyclists and motorists that include the construction of an off-street bike box and the construction of a dedicated right-turn lane on southbound 61st Street at the intersection. Additionally, the project will construct buffered bikeable shoulders on 61st Street just north of the intersection.