Council approves agreement for design of new Cahaba Heights roadway
During the Feb. 23 meeting, the City Council approved an agreement with Sain Associates for the design of a roadway adjacent to Vestavia Hills Elementary School Cahaba Heights.
In August, the council approved the agreement with Sain Associates for the new roadway. City Manager Jeff Downes said the project is part of a supplement to the Cahaba Heights Master Plan. The roadway will serve as a through street between Dolly Ridge Road and Cahaba Heights Road and will extend to Oakview Lane and provide new turnouts to the elementary school.
"This is important for economic development in that area of Cahaba Heights," Downes said. "This agreement allows the engineers to construct a drawing and could also lead to the future acceptance of a bid for on street parking."
Councilman Jim Sharp added that the road would help take traffic away from Dolly Ridge Road. The project cost is set not to exceed $20,600 and Downes said it could potentially be complete by the beginning of the upcoming 2015-16 school year.
In other news, the council:
- Entered into a purchase/sale agreement for real estate on 2221 Columbiana Road. The 4 acre site has been previously used for lacrosse and soccer practices and the city sees it as valuable for future parks and recreation activities.
- Passed a resolution accepting a bid for managed exchange mailbox services for the city.
- Announced that citywide recycling scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25 has been postponed one week due to weather alerts.