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DRAINAGE CAPITAL PROGRAM - The Engineering Department is currentlyin Year Five of its Ten Year Stormwater System capital improvement program.In FY 2011, the Engineering Department oversaw the construction forYear 5 of the stormwater system rehabilitation. The year 5 drainage project includedthe drain line cleaning and inspection of various sections of Milton, includingAdams St, Pleasant St, Horton Pl, Bradford Rd, Hazel Rd, Murray Ave,Pillon Rd, Taff Rd, Reedsdale Rd, and Randolph Ave., and numerous otherstreets. Overall, over 40,800 linear feet of pipe was cleaned and inspected, withan additional 3,000 linear feet of pipe cut for root invasion, so that flow capacitycan be restored. The Engineering Department also began design of the Year6 drainage repair program in FY 11, which is expected to go to bid in the springof 2012.ROAD RESURFACING PROGRAM - In FY 2011, the Engineering Departmentcompleted the design for the construction of sidewalks and repavingof streets in the Town of Milton. All of the paving projects began toward theend of FY 2011, and will be completed in the beginning of FY 2012. Thepaving program included: Pleasant Street, between Gun Hill Street and EdgehillRoad, Bryant Avenue, Centre Street, between Brook Road and AdamsStreet, Squantum Street, between Adams Street and Libby Road, and BrushHill Road, between Milton Street and Atherton Street. In addition to the roadresurfacing, sidewalk and pedestrian improvements were made along all of thestreets. Adams Street, from the Neponset River to Bryant Avenue was alsopaved by the MWRA as their Southern Spine Rehabilitation projects winds toa close, and will be completed in FY 2012. Eliot Street, between Adams Streetand Brook Hill Road was paved as part of the Eliot Street Pedestrian Improvementsproject as described below.OTHER 2011 PROJECTS –Randolph Avenue at Gun Hill Street - During the summer of 2011, theEngineering Department designed and oversaw the construction of pedestriansafety improvements on Randolph Avenue between Centre Street and the MiltonAcademy “pool” parking area. This portion of Randolph Avenue is in closeproximity to Milton Academy and sees a large number of pedestrians, both facultyand students. The Engineering Department completed a design that includedcurbing improvements to achieve separated sidewalks from the roadway,as well as wheelchair accessibility and a crosswalk to accommodate pedestrianscrossing Randolph Avenue to the parking area near Gun Hill Street. Theconstruction was successfully completed with the help of Milton Academy, whodonated one half of the funding for the project to the Town of Milton.143