Wilmington seeking feedback on Riverfront redevelopment project

Town of Wilmington is in search of suggestions on its plans to redevelop the east aspect of the Riverfront.

The venture is concentrated on enhancing site visitors patterns for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists between South Market Avenue and the Christina River. Plans name for devoted bike lanes, widened sidewalks, park house, and bus bump-outs.

“So the riverwalk will likely be integrated into the sting of the examine space, form of mirroring what occurred on the opposite aspect of the Christina River,” Appearing Director for the Workplace of Financial Improvement Sean Park says. “And there is meant to be extra entry for Southbridge to attach with the Riverfront East and to the Riverfront as effectively. So there’s entry by way of the Wetlands Park and there are some proposed trails that DelDOT is trying to construct connecting C Avenue to the Christina River Bridge.”

At an open home Wednesday evening, Park stated the venture is getting federal {dollars} as a part of the Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure with Sustainability and Fairness program.

As a part of the sustainability facet, Wilmington is making ready an Environmental Evaluation for the Federal Freeway Administration, which is able to describe what environmental assets may very well be impacted by the venture.

Pat Martino is Director of Transportation for RK&Ok Engineering — and says step one is cleansing up contaminants on website.

“It’ll have a component of cleansing up the positioning, an space that has a variety of contaminants on the positioning, and making that website extra helpful for folks to entry, you realize, new jobs, new properties, companies, you realize, that kind of factor,” Martino says. “It’s going to additionally present the Riverwalk, which gives pedestrian and bicycle entry in addition to different recreation.”

On the open home, Martino famous most individuals had been asking concerning the timing of the venture – significantly development, which received’t start for a couple of extra years.

The environmental evaluation is predicted to be full this time subsequent yr, and there will likely be a number of extra public conferences in search of suggestions.

To study extra and submit suggestions, go to riverfronteastconnect.com.