Copyright 2015 linkinglewiscounty.com all rights reserved privacy policy here |
Village of Lowville Ready to Kick Off 'Five Streets Project' With Groundbreaking Ceremony and Public Information Sessions 09/25/18 04:00pm By: Nick Altmire |
their $18.9 million 'Five Streets Project', upgrading water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure along five main streets in the village. Village officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow, September 26, at 9 AM, across from the sewer treatment plant on East State Street, Village Mayor Donna Smith announced this afternoon. A series of informational sessions will be held at the Village of Lowville offices, 5535 Bostwick Street, with the first taking place tomorrow (September 26) from 11 AM until 1 PM. Sessions will also be held on Monday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 3, from 4 PM until 7 PM at the Village offices. The sessions are designed for people to walk in and ask questions, and will not include any formal presentation. The public will be able to view plans to see what the project entails during the sessions. Village Trustees' approved a $18,914,994.40 bond resolution at their monthly meeting June 20, moving the five streets project forward. An agreement was signed with Highlander Construction at the September 19 meeting, awarding the majority of the contracted work to the company. The 'Five Streets Project' addresses some of the oldest infrastructure on the Village's water and sewer systems, including upgrading water and sewer lines on Park Avenue, Water Street, Shady Avenue, Trinity Avenue and Stowe Street. Officials with GYMO Architecture, Engineering and Land Surveying, Watertown, the Village's architecture firm, said that no major street work is anticipated during the current construction season, which is nearing its end. This year they hope to complete some 'odds and ends', dealing mainly with drainage and utilities. There may be some instances of work crossing streets (Elm Street and Shady Avenue), but that should be limited in nature, for a day or two at a time. The bulk of the work on the five main streets will likely take place over the course of the next two construction seasons (2019 & 2020). A schedule determining the order in which the streets will be done should be finalized later this winter, according to GYMO. |