Shawnee Pass
September 30, 2025 Update
Construction on Shawnee Pass will begin on October 6, 2025 and is expected to take a maximum of 4 weeks. If you would like an update on the Nakoma Road culvert and closure, please see the link below.
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Project Information
Project Overview
The project will include new curb & gutter, pavement, aggregate base, drive aprons, storm sewer improvements, signs, and pavement markings. The project may also include changes in the street width, changes in curb type, or new sidewalk.
This project will be built alongside the reconstruction of the nearby Nakoma Road Sidewalk.
Project Limits
Shawnee Pass from Cherokee Drive to Nakoma Road
Project Schedule
Construction start anticipated May 2025
Public Involvement
There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates, times and locations are indicated below:
Public Information Meetings
The project team is gathering input from residents. Please fill out a questionnaire to make your voice heard. Please take the Questionnaire before 3 p.m., Dec. 13, 2024.
The upcoming public information meeting on December 2, 2024 for the Nakoma Sidewalk will also cover the Shawnee Pass Reconstruction.
There is a virtual public information meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 2024, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.
Dec. 2, 2024 Public Information Meeting Registration
City Process, Meetings
Common Council 2/11/2025
Board of Public Works 1/29/2025
Mailings
Board of Public Works: Jan 29, 2025 Notice of Meeting, Fact and Details Sheet, Schedule of Assessments
Common Council: February 11, 2025 Notice of Public Hearing
Post Common Council Award Letter
Project Updates
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September 30, 2025 Update
Construction on Shawnee Pass will begin on October 6, 2025 and is expected to take a maximum of 4 weeks. If you would like an update on the Nakoma Road culvert and closure, please see the link below.
September 3, 2025 Update
Due to further delays on the Nakoma culvert project, Shawnee pass construction is being pushed to the end of September. More updates to follow.
June 9, 2025 Update
Due to material availability affecting timelines on this project, the contractor has changed the tentative start date for the Shawnee Pass reconstruction to September 8, 2025. Project completion is expected by early October.
May 30, 2025 Update
The tentative start date for the Shawnee Pass reconstruction is Monday June 23, 2025. The contractor will start with installation of storm sewer and base course preparation the first week, and then move into concrete work and paving for the next two weeks. If all goes as planned, work is expected to wrap up by Friday July 11, 2025. Please note that the contractor is not required to maintain vehicle driveway access during this project due to the unique circumstances, so residents should plan on parking on Nakoma Road or Cherokee Drive for the duration of the project.
January 24, 2025 Update
This project will be constructed in conjunction with a storm box culvert replacement project in the area of the intersection of Nakoma Road and Cherokee Drive, which was mentioned briefly at the PIM on 12/2/24. At the upcoming Board of Public Works meeting on 1/29/25 there will be a more thorough presentation on the implications of that culvert project and the rationale behind it. The link to the meeting is near the bottom of this page.
November 18, 2024 Update
The project team is gathering input from residents. Please fill out a questionnaire to make your voice heard.
Please take the Questionnaire before 3 p.m., Dec. 13, 2024.
The upcoming public information meeting on December 2, 2024 for the Nakoma Sidewalk will also cover the Shawnee Pass Reconstruction.
There is a virtual public information meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 2024, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.