Work has started on the second stage of the Dune Drive project. Between 22nd and 27th Streets the existing storm water system is being replaced and expanded. A new gas main serving the north end of the Borough is being installed. The final surface on the portion between 33rd and 27th Streets including striping and decorative crosswalks should be done within the next few weeks. This phase of the construction will cause some temporary driving and parking problems. The contractor must provide constant pedestrian access to all businesses except when the sidewalks are being poured. The Chamber of Commerce and the Borough have posted signs at intersections along Ocean Drive and First Avenue to direct people to various businesses.

Dune Drive will be closed to traffic while storm drainpipes and utilities are laid across Dune Drive, and while the road surface is laid. Parking will be restricted on Dune Drive, but not on the side streets close to residences and businesses.

A contract has been issued to resurface the numbered streets between 33rd and 19th from First Avenue to Ocean Drive. The work has started on streets east of Dune Drive. Homeowners in the area have been notified of the work, and that there will be a five-year moratorium on street openings for utilities after the resurfacing has been done.

Further information on driving, parking, business or project updates can be obtained from Hatch Mott MacDonald at (609) 465-9377. Updates can be obtained from the Borough web site at www.avalonboro.org.

From the Annual Meeting:

Q: What will be done about paving 28th Street, and when? What can be done about parking on 28th Street? Can the realtors and Avalon Property Management be forced to provide parking for their employees?

A: 28th Street between Ocean Drive and First Avenue is part of the Dune Drive project. Resurfacing of 28th Street will be competed by the time the Dune Drive project is finished in 2004. As far as parking is concerned, older properties with multiple curb cuts will have those curb cuts reduced thereby increasing the amount of on-street parking.

Q: Will Ocean Drive be repaved after the Dune Drive project is complete?

A: Ocean Drive is a county road and it is up to the county to schedule repavement operations. The road was last resurfaced around 1990. The borough will have to check to determine when the county has scheduled repavement.