Throughout design and construction, City staff have received several questions about the proejct. Here are some commonly asked questions.
Will there be a way into the business center on the southeast corner of Woodland Road and Falcon Valley Drive/101st Street during construction?
There will always be access into the business center. During certain phases of construction, you might need to use a signed detour or alternate route you're not used to.
During Phase 1 of the reconstruction portion of the project, currently scheduled for late August, Falcon Valley Drive/101st Street will be completely closed from Woodland Road to Millstone Drive. During that phase, drivers will have to access the business center suing the entrance off northbound Woodland Road or by driving down all of Falcon Valley and using the side road at Millstone Drive.
Will I be driving over a gravel roadway during construction?
The design team has phased the project to minimize disruptions to the traveling public. While one entrance into an area of a neighborhood is closed during construction, we plan to keep another entrance open so you can get to your property on existing streets. Travelers will have little no access through a phase when it is under construction.
During that time, the contractor will be removing the existing pavement, stabilizing the subgrade and placing a new base and asphalt. The driving surface for a completed phase will be asphalt. You can see how to access your home during each phase on this map.
Several people drive too fast on Falcon Valley Drive, and they often travel down the center of the roadway. For security, is there any chance of painting a center-lane stripe?
The City would not always place a yellow center-lane stripe down the roadway. After conversations with the public and research of the project area, the design team will add a center-lane stripe to the project. This will be completed at the end of the project construction.
When will you resurface/repair the street in front of my house?
The City is constantly assessing the condition of our roadways as part of our Pavement Management Program. We anticipate a street maintenance project in this area in the coming years. We announce upcoming project locations annually, typically in late winter/early spring.
When will the streetlights be back on?
Several of the streetlights along Falcon Valley Drive and the surrounding side streets will be off during reconstruction. Streetlights are scheduled to be placed in mid- to late October.