WILL MOREY CAPE MAY COUNTY Freeholder DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DALE M. FOSTER Office of the COUNTY ENGINEER Engineer 4 Moore Road KENT SCHELLINGER Cape May Court House, N.J. 08210-1601 Assistant Engineer (609) 465-1035 Fax: (609) 465-1418 E-mail:
[email protected] TIMOTHY DONOHUE Website: www.capemaycountynj.gov Road Department Supervisor March 30, 2016 RE: Rio Grande Avenue (CR661) Gateway Improvement Project City of Wildwood You are cordially invited to attend a Community Stakeholders Meeting to be held on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 1:30 pm at the Wildwood Convention Center, Meeting Room 1-3, 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ. The purpose of the Community Stakeholders Meeting will be to introduce the project team, provide project information, discuss roadway and intersection issues, and obtain community stakeholder input. Cape May County, the municipalities of Five Mile Beach and Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority are interested in improving the Rio Grande Avenue entrance onto the island. Michael Baker International has been engaged by the County as the lead consultant to plan the improvement program. Our goals for the project are to reduce traffic congestion, address left turn movements, enhance pedestrian and bicycle usage, and alleviate frequent roadway flooding by raising the roadway profile and improving deficient existing drainage systems. Also, the desire is to enhance the gateway by adding streetscaping elements and destination signing. As part of the drainage system improvements, a pump station is being considered in conjunction with roadway improvements. As part of the effort to obtain input, a Community Stakeholders Survey has been developed and is attached.