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project according to plans and specifications .”
But Ballweg would be the first to say this definition hardly conveys the complexity of the East Washington Avenue project , which covered “ just about everything that could be involved in roadway reconstruction ,” she said . This included underground public utilities , concrete pavement , curb and gutter , sidewalks , bicycle facilities , bridges , lighting , signals , pavement marking and landscaping , as well as public relations , railroad accommodations , and extensive private utility coordination .
Part of Ayres Associates ’ responsibilities was to keep the City and WisDOT informed of project issues , maintain day-to-day records of the contractors and utilities coming in and out of the project , and also serve as the primary point of contact for anyone – client staff , contractors , utilities , or the public – who had questions or concerns .
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tep, roll, or ride onto the Legacy Trail in Sarasota County, Florida, on any weekend morning, and the popularity of the new bridges over Roberts Bay and Dona Bay is obvious. The Legacy Trail stretches 10.6 miles from south Sarasota into Venice and Nokomis. Just a few years ago, instead of the paved recreational gem it is now, the corridor was part of an overgrown, underused railroad. Through a partnership with the Trust for Public Lands, Sarasota County purchased the former CSX railroad in 2004, and it soon became one of Florida’s 35 Rails-to-Trails projects, a national initiative to transform unused railroads to multiuse recreational trails. Beyond its natural environmental appeal, this corridor has historic character. The railroad preceded many highways and was once the main passage into Southwest Florida. Later, it was used by the U.S. Army during World War II, the Kentucky Military Institute, and t ��)I�������� ɽ̸����� �ɹմ��� ����� �ɍ�̰)ݡ������́��ɽ���ѥ�́Ѽ����ѽ�䁅�����ٕ�������)���ѡ���ɕ���Q���ɕ�ѽɕ��Y������QɅ�������)�ɕ͕�ٕ́ͽ������ѡ�́���ѽ�䁅���͕�ٕ́�́�)�Ʌ�������Ѽ�ѡ��1�����QɅ���)QɅ����͕�́����Ѽ�݅�Ёչѥ��)ձ���������)�����́Ѽ�ݡ�Ё�́�ɝՅ���ѡ�����Ёͥ���������)����Ʌ�����Ʌ�ѥ������ѡ��1�����QɅ����L�I������) �䁅������� �丁Q���͕�ͥѥٔ����Յɥ��)��٥ɽ����Ё�́�����Ѽ����ѕ�̰�����ɽٕ̰)����ѕ�̰�͕�����ѱ�̰������ѡ�ȁݥ�������� ���ɔ)ѡ���ɥ���́ݕɔ��ե�а�ѡ���Ʌ���݅́��ѕ����ѕ�)�����ѱ�ݥѠ����ɥ����́Ѽ�����������������ѡ�)չͅ��������䁑�������ѕ���Ʌ����ɕ�ѱ�́�ٕȁѡ�)݅ѕȸ�Q����Ё��������ѡ���Ʌ����ѡ�䁡���Ѽ���ѽ��)�ɽչ��9�����̸+�q]���х�ѕ��ݥѠ���٥���ѡ���Ʌ������ݕ��)ѡ���ɥ���̰�ݡ���������ɽ٥���ͽ��������ѥ��)����������ѥ٥��Ѽ�ѡ����ɭ̳�t�ͅ������) �Ցɕ�԰�A��M�Ʌͽф� �չ��é������Սѥ��)������ȁ��ȁѡ���ɽ���и��q �Ё��٥��ͱ�ѡ�)�ɥ���́ݕɔ�������������ѡ������չ���e�)������Ё݅́ɕ���䁉������ѡ�́�ɽ���л�t)M�Ʌͽф� �չ��ɕх������ɕ́�ͽ���ѕ�)Ѽ���ͥ���ѡ����܁�ɥ���́�ٕȁI�����́ �䁅��)���� ��Ѽ�������Ёѡ�͔����ͥ�������́���ѡ�)1�����QɅ����Q����ɥ������Ʌ��ɽ����ɕ�ѱ�́ݕɔ)�م�Յѕ����ȁɕ������хѥ�����Ёݕɔ����)L)�ѥ�ѥ���ɥ���́������є����ͥ�������)���������ɽ�����I���̵Ѽ�QɅ��́�ɽ����) �-�є� �����(����)QI9L)QI9L)���