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CITY OF ROCKFORD OFFERS NEW COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICE

Citizens can stay informed of detours and road closures through text and email

WHAT: The City of Rockford will kick off the construction season at the West State Street
ARRA Resurfacing project with the announcement that they will utilize a new communications service that allows city staff to send important, valuable community
information directly to residents using the latest text, email, and internet technology.

Nixle Community Information Service will allow the City of Rockford to create and publish messages to be delivered to residents instantly via cell phone text message and/or email. Residents must register for the service at www.nixle.com

WHEN: Wednesday, May 26 at 12:15 pm

WHERE: At the vacant lot on the north side of west State Street west of Winnebago and East of Horsman (approximately 804 W. State Street)

INTERVIEWS: Mayor Larry Morrissey; Police Chief Chet Epperson; Division Chief Matt Knott; Public Works Director Tim Hanson; CIP Project Manager Patrick Zuroske
PHOTO OP Standard press conference set up: Construction crews will have just started the milling process on West State Street; reporters who have registered at Nixle beforehand will receive a test message as part of the demonstration.

ABOUT NIXLE: Nixle is a community information service provider built exclusively to provide secure and reliable
communications. It is the first authenticated and secure service that connects municipal agencies and community organizations to residents in real time, delivering information to geographically targeted consumers over their cell phones (via text messages), through e-mails and via Web access. Nixle has secured a partnership with Nlets (the International Justice and Public Safety Network), allowing local police departments nationwide to send immediate alerts and advisories. Privately funded Nixle, which has offices in New Jersey and California, is free to all governments, their agencies and organizations, nongovernmental organizations and consumers. For more information, visit www.nixle.com.

ABOUT THE WEST STATE STREET ARRA PROJECT: The West State St. project will run from Church St. to Kilburn Ave. The length of road is approximately 0.4 miles long and is 41’ pavement width wide. This portion of road sees an Average Daily Traffic (ADT) of 4,950 to 6000 vehicles per day, 3.7% of which is truck traffic. The project
consists of milling existing bituminous pavement between
existing curb and gutter, pavement patching, ADA ramp/sidewalk improvements and resurfacing with Hot-Mix Asphalt. The project is part of a combined package of other roads being completed this season which include Alpine Road (Rural St. –Morsay Dr.), West State Street, and Central Avenue (Morgan St. – Ogilby Ave.). American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funds are paying $1,290, 143 and the City is paying for $99, 597 for the project package.