East Ridge City Council members took the first step in connecting Spring Creek Road to Interstate 24 during the group’s Thursday evening meeting.
The council unanimously approved a resolution to submit a project under the Transportation Improvement Plan to the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the body that oversees federal highway transportation funds, to conduct a study in 2012 on linking the two roads. East Ridge has agreed to pay for 20 percent of the study, Mayor Mike Steele said.
“Now, that doesn’t mean we’re going to put 20 percent into any construction project. It just means we’re going to be putting 20 percent in the study for planning,” he said. “That’s the first step in doing any improvements on (Interstate) 24 for exits or entrances.”
City Manager William Whitson said, if approved, the study will take six months to a year and will cost $165,000 to $185,000 — meaning the city would pay between $33,000 and $37,000. Mr. Whitson said the MPO is in the process of scheduling funds for the 2012 budget year and the council’s
PDF: East Ridge Agenda