Safe Routes to School

2024 Construction Schedule

About the Project:

The proposed project consists of improvements for pedestrians within the service areas of Lincoln Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Sault Area Middle School in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. This project would also complement and continue the connection between a previous SRTS project at Bahweting Schools. Planning for this project began in 2018, and the reconfiguration of elementary classes between Lincoln Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Sault Area Middle School was taken into consideration.

Project Partners:

Michigan Department of Transportation, Sault Area Schools, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan State University, Michigan Fitness Foundation and the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

Progress:

Final design plans will be posted to this page when they become available.

This is a DRAFT and will be going through a number of reviews in the future:
SRTS Draft Plan Set 6/14/2023

SRTS Final Plan Set

The following meeting dates have already been hosted:

August 23, 2017 - Regional Meeting Date at LSSU
December 11, 2017 - SRTS Planning
February 22, 2018 - Public Meeting 1
September 13, 2018 - Walking Audits and Public Meeting 2
November 8, 2018 - Planning and Public Meeting 3
October 27, 2020 - Planning Meeting
November 10, 2020 - Planning Meeting
September 23, 2021 - SRTS Overview
October 6, 2021 - Planning Meeting
November 17, 2021 - Planning Meeting, December 8, 2021, January 13, 2022, and January 20, 2022
May 17, 2023 - Public Meeting 3

Engineering

Safe Routes to School

2024 Construction Schedule

About the Project:

Project Partners:

Progress:

Michigan State University Final Reports - 2018

Public Engagement:

Safe Routes to School Project - Joseph K. Lumsden School 2009