Annual Sidewalk Shaving
- Project typeMaintenance
- Completion DateFebruary 20, 2025
The City's Annual Sidewalk Shaving Project will begin on Thursday, February 20, 2025 within Zone 5 of the City. Sidewalk shaving involves “shaving down” vertical offsets up to two inches in order to eliminate tripping hazards. This method of sidewalk improvement is an effective way to make sidewalks more accessible to all with minimal interruption to public access.
The work is expected to last two to three weeks. No traffic impacts are expected. However, nearby residents may be temporarily impacted by noise while the work is conducted.
As of 2020, the City's sidewalks are divided into five Zones of similar size. The City conducts sidewalk shaving annually on one zone per year. Zone 1 was completed in 2021, Zone 2 in 2022, Zone 3 in 2023, and Zone 4 in 2024.
Sidewalk Shaving Zone Map(PDF, 114KB)
Annual Sidewalk Shaving is funded as part of the City's Public Right-of-Way Maintenance Program under the Public Works Operating Budget. This program is supported by state Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) gas tax revenue.