![]() A few years later, they discovered they would eventually need to relocate due to the expansion of the road and the project improvements. In 2011, they opened their Costa Rican family style restaurant in the little red shack next to Naomi’s Lampshades and Lamps on Boones Ferry Road. It’s also National Hispanic Heritage Month, so what a fantastic time to showcase this fabulous family-owned Costa Rican business, and their recent return to Boones Ferry Road!Ĭasa del Pollo and the Zuniga family (Jorge, Zoriada and Mario) have been through quite a whirlwind. Learn more about how the project was built by visiting the project updates page.This month’s Who’s Who on Boones Ferry Road features Casa del Poll o! It’s our final business highlight, and it’s momentous because of Casa del Pollo’s full circle journey. Define the character of Lake Grove through its design and streetscape enhancements.Accommodate auto, truck and bus traffic safely and efficiently,.Improve stormwater management so that fewer pollutants find their way into the watershed,.Improve safety for cyclists traveling on Boones Ferry Road,.Support existing and future businesses on Boones Ferry by improving the public right-of-way and access to businesses,.Create a safe and welcoming street for pedestrians,.More than 6,000 shrubs, plants and trees.5,500 linear feet of asphalt or ~1.05 mile.56,000 linear feet of underground utility conduit.More than 1,000 cubic yards of concrete.Created an attractive and interesting streetscape, by undergrounding overhead utilities and incorporating interesting interpretative elements like coreten steel edging cutouts, embedded sidewalk poetry, stone clad walls, sidewalk benches, and artistic medallions.Improved sidewalk and crosswalk connections, with two new mid-block pedestrian crossings, expanded sidewalk areas, additional crossings at signalized intersections, highly visible striping and pedestrian street lighting.Improved roadway drainage and stormwater management to improve water quality – more than 40 stormwater planters have been installed in the project corridor, to help manage and treat stormwater runoff.Constructed safer, easier business access, with new driveways additional traffic signals at Madrona Street, McDonald’s driveway and Lanewood Street landscaped medians with left-turn lane improvements and U-turn movements.Improved safety and efficiency for people walking, rolling, biking and driving, with wider ADA compliant sidewalks, new curb ramps, and 5-foot wide bike lanes on both sides of the street. ![]() The scope of the project included full width street improvements and reconstruction of Boones Ferry Road, from Madrona Street to the Oakridge Road/Reese Road intersection.Ī new traffic signal with a pedestrian crossing was also installed at Lanewood Street, and Boones Ferry Road was widened to add a left-turn lane at the Lanewood intersection for southbound traffic. The concept for the street imagined a safe, welcoming and convenient pedestrian and bicycle environment, where auto traffic is accommodated efficiently and safely, stormwater is treated naturally, and businesses’ needs are successfully met. The purpose of the Boones Ferry Road Improvement Project was to create a street that serves as the centerpiece of the Lake Grove area. Throughout the design process, a Project Advisory Committee, made up of citizens and area stakeholders, has worked with the City’s design team to make recommendations for the project. ![]() Once the plan was in place, design work began. The transformation of Boones Ferry Road to address infrastructure and amenity needs was a key element of the Plan. The Plan defines implementation measures to achieve the community’s vision for a welcoming, comfortable town center. In the following years, the City studied how to fund the plan and formed the Lake Grove Village Center Urban Renewal District. ![]() In 2008, after many years of work by community stakeholders, the Lake Grove Village Center Plan was adopted by the City Council and incorporated into City Code. For the latest news, visit Project Updates.
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