Ramsey Road is in line for a $1.3 million improvement project.

The Coeur d'Alene General Services/Public Works Committee on Monday unanimously approved a $182,171 agreement with JUB Engineers, Inc. for the design of the upgrades expected to begin in 2027.

Work from Dalton Avenue to Prairie Avenue will include vehicle detection, ADA improvements and coordination between signals to improve traffic flow. It includes a new traffic signal at Wilbur Avenue.

"This one is especially important because it puts a new signal in at Wilbur Avenue," said Chris Bosley, city engineer.

The project is being funded by a $1.2 million Local Highway Technical Assistance Council, and $97,842 in matching city funds.

"We don't know that is going to be enough to do it all, but we're going to do as much as we can," Bosley said.

The funding has been budgeted in the Streets and Engineering’s Capital Projects Fund. 

The committee of Dan Gookin, Christie Wood and Kiki Miller supported the agreement with JUB.

Wood asked if coordination between signal lights would be a priority, and Bosley said it was.

"We're looking to make this coordinated as much as possible," he said. 

In October, the City Council unanimously approved a $2.3 million contract with Thorco, Inc., for the Government Way signal and ADA improvements project.

Work is expected to start this winter and wrap up next spring.

The City Council approved a contract with Welch Comer Engineers in August 2023 to begin design of traffic signal and ADA improvements for the Government Way corridor and to prepare a Strategic Initiatives grant application. 

In January, it was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the LHTAC. The grant funds were released in September.

Ten intersections starting at Harrison Avenue and north to Prairie Avenue will be improved. 

Upgrades will include new pedestrian ramps, signal heads, push buttons, signal controllers and cabinets, detection, radio communication and corridor coordination. Most intersections will be upgraded to video detection.

Councilor Dan Gookin asked when improvements were planned for Atlas Road. Bosley said that was a few years out.

"We'll keep looking for money." he said.