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As discussed on this morning’s show, the 45th street project in Rogers should be a big lift for the area’s traffic problems.  It’s also an example of how creating proper infrastructure also creates further growth and economic stability.  In the case of the 45th street, running North and South between Walnut and New Hope, the developer is paying for the road improvements in order to enhance his commercial development, The Farms.

These are the type of ideas that allow NWA to continue to prosper.  In effect, this project created a much needed transportation option while also utilizing available land for highest and best use.

The development along the corrider will be brought to the planning commission tomorrow night.  For more information read the specifics from The Daily Record.

ROGERS ? Two projects along South 45 th Street promise to spur commercial growth by bringing a developer-funded road into the area, providing another venue of northsouth connectivity between Walnut Street and New Hope Road.

Planning commissioners, project engineers and residents of the area all agree that building a five-lane road near a residential area is one that requires a fair measure of creativity.

? This area is so sensitive because of all of the residential that surrounds it on both sides, ? commissioner Mark Myers said Friday.

Project planners and engineers representing the Rogers-based group Haynes Limited and developer John Rees have worked cooperatively to address residential concerns related to zoning, buffering and street design in the two projects.

The Rogers Planning Commission will consider approval of preliminary plats for the projects together Tuesday to ensure that drainage plans for The Farms, which runs from the future 45 th Street bridge near Home Depot north to Oak Street, and Walnut Creek, which continues north to Walnut Street, will function together properly. The meeting will be at 4: 30 p. m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers at 301 W. Chestnut St.

Commissioners tabled plans for Walnut Creek at a Dec. 19 meeting, fearing that a centralized drainage plan, which allowed rainwater to flow into an existing pond between the two project sites, might not coordinate with The Farms.

Myers said the cooperative energy surrounding the projects is somewhat rare, but the larger tracts of land allowed for more careful planning to meet the needs of the area.