Sorrento Parkway Construction Under Way
Construction on Sorrento Parkway, which will give residents of the Hawk’s Landing and Red Hawk subdivisions access to downtown Lincoln, began Wednesday and will be completed by June 12, according to Jill Thompson, the city of Lincoln’s spokeswoman. Sorrento Parkway is being constructed as a result of the permanent closure of Moore Road to allow the Highway 65 bypass to come through town. Moore Road closed April 14, and in the two months before Sorrento Parkway is completed, residents of the two subdivisions, composed of about 200 homes, must take alternate routes into downtown Lincoln from their homes on the outskirts. Several of these residents have said in previous news stories and letters to the editor the alternate routes will add several miles each way. Residents were first notified of the road’s closure before completion of Sorrento Parkway March 24 via Caltrans signs. That was before the city of Lincoln struck a deal with Caltrans to keep Moore Road open until Sorrento Parkway’s completion. That deal fell through, however, and affected residents held an ad- hoc meeting at the site of the closure April 2 to voice their concerns to city officials. Residents also spoke out at the City Council meeting April 14, once again stating their unhappiness with the closure of Moore Road before the completion of Sorrento Parkway. Brian Davy lives near Moore Road and said that Moore Road’s closure isn’t the problem, as that was known for quite some time but that the construction of Sorrento Parkway is the issue. “We’re tickled to death with the closure of Moore Road and the stoppage of traffic,” Davy said. “As far as Sorrento Parkway is concerned, that should have been done before the road was cut.” Davy said he is appreciative of the City Council’s efforts to do everything it can for residents at this time, such as constructing the emergency-vehicle route but added he is disappointed that Sorrento Parkway wasn’t completed earlier. “The only thing I’m disturbed about at all is the timing of the closure and the road building,” Davy said. “They’re doing their best with what they’ve got to work with on the short order.” Mayor Spencer Short said Tuesday there had been some concerns by residents over the fact that no equipment had been seen but that the area had to be drained before heavy equipment could move in. Short confirmed that the June 12 completion date will be met, barring weather or other unforeseen occurrences. “We are doing the best we can on short notice,” Short said. “Despite the short notice, (Sorrento Parkway) will be a quality project. We empathize with the folks who are impacted by this, and we’re trying to minimize those impacts." Brandon Darnell can be reached by e-mail at brandond@goldcountrymedia.com.
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We were not informed of the road closure until April 1st, not back in January. The City was informed over a year ago about the road closure date.
When were the residents notified in January?! I've lived in the subdivision for 2 years and was NEVER notified the road was closing until April. From the information I was given, CalTrans had postponed the road closure twice (between January and April) to try to accommodate the City and the City is just now starting on the parkway. 'Way to go' the City of LIncoln....NOT! We'll see if the parkway is completed June 12th, I'm not holding my breath though.
I have lived in Red Hawk for over 2 years, and we were not notified of the Moore Rd. closure until less than a month ago! The city never even notified us. All of a sudden there was a sign saying Moore Rd would be closed permanently. They didn't even tell us about alternate routes until the neighborhood protested. This article is a joke!
The residents first learned of the closure by a CalTrans sign. Nothing by the City. The City has constantly tried to pass the buck onto other people for this fiasco - primarily to CalTrans. The residents have since learned enough facts to recreate a timeline of events that clearly places the primary cause of all this at the feet of the Mayor and City Council. The CalTrans sign went up approximately two weeks before Moore Rd. was finally shut down. It's been a whirlwind since then trying to get as much information as possible from any source possible, and it has been especially frustrating seeing the abject indifference and disdain the mayor and members of the City Council have shown to the plight of the residents. It's simply appalling to have a mayor roll his eyes repeatedly at residents who are impacted by all of this
I would have more respect for the mayor if he said "we screwed up, the guy who was in charge is no longer here, we are sorry". The Messenger just writes what their given from the city. In all the years I have been here,I have yet to see them inestigate anything. The city sends them their press release and they print it. I am waiting for the day when the Sac. Bee comes in and starts looking into the finances of the city and how we got into this mess, but I think even they feel sorry for us and what has become of this city.
Don't know who Davy is, but he seems to be ill informed. The city did absolutly NOT do their best, nor was the notice short. The mayor's job performance, like his name, came up short but that was all that was short.