Open House For Transportation Gateway Project Is Tuesday, June 2nd

Des Moines’ Transportation Gateway Project is the focus of an informational open house Tuesday, June 2nd, from 5pm to 7:30pm in the city’s Senior Activities Center at 2045 S. 216th Street.

This is the second open house on the project allowing the city Public Works Department staff to present alternative plans for improvements to two major arterials – 24th Avenue South from South 208th Street to South 216th Street, and South 216th Street from Interstate 5 to 20th Avenue South.

These improvements will involve widening approximately 1.3 miles of the arterials to five or six lanes, including the addition of travel and turn lanes; building curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes; and installing traffic signals, drainage, and planter strips.

The open house will give members of the public an opportunity to meet one on one with city staff and provide an opportunity to respond to questions by presenting the results of recent aerial survey work, alternative alignments and how the project might best fit into the surrounding community.

For more information, visit www.desmoineswa.gov/dept/pub_works/projectgateway.html.