Neighborhood Updates: The Traffic Islands
Traffic Island 1: Brush Creek Blvd and Rockhill Rd. Free y for
Rockhill Rd. southbound 45th to Cleaver Blvd. down to one lane.
Traffic Island 1: Brush Creek Blvd and Rockhill Rd. Free y for
By now, you have likely seen the progress (finally!) being made at the island entrance on Brush Creek and Rockhill Road. Initially, the project was moving along nicely, but it stalled when our main point of contact within the city moved to a different job. The city is on a hiring freeze, so unfortunately, weeks turned into months as our continued outreach went unanswered for a while. We now have that project nearing completion, and I believe it will serve to announce the entrance to Rockhill in a beautiful way.
Traffic Island 2: Brush Creek Blvd and Charlotte.
Rockhill Rd. southbound 45th to Cleaver Blvd. down to one lane.
Traffic Island 1: Brush Creek Blvd and Rockhill Rd. Free y for
The traffic-calming island at Brush Creek and Charlotte is now finished, and I invite you to check it out. It achieved our twin objectives of helping to beautify the neighborhood, while also serving to slow the east/west traffic on one of our main thoroughfares. From here, the garden club will begin their work to help guide the spring plantings and landscape designs for both of our recent island additions.
Rockhill Rd. southbound 45th to Cleaver Blvd. down to one lane.
Rockhill Rd. southbound 45th to Cleaver Blvd. down to one lane.
The Nelson-Atkins Art Museum has begun a "refresh" of the Bloch Building.
Currently the construction team will re-roof the Nelson building: Lens 4. Because of this, BOTH southbound lanes of Rockhill Road will be closed April 20th-24th.
All lanes and the sidewalk will then be open on the 25th to accommodate the AIDS walk that is planned to run along that route.
Expected traffic to likely be diverted across 45th St. and down Oak St.
Plans to Update All Signposts in the Neighborhood.
The RHA recently approved that Rockhill will be upgrading its signposts (stop signs, no parking, speed limit, etc.). We are going back in time to a warmer and more historic look in an effort to improve our aesthetics throughout the neighborhood. The signposts have been ordered and will now be custom made for Rockhill by our supplier. We can expect their arrival and installation some time in the early summer.
New Sidewalk in Pocket Park.
New Sidewalk in Pocket Park.
New sidewalks have been installed in the pocket park at 45th and Rockhill Road. Thanks to the city for the update to the park.