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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
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    Lowville, NY- After years of planning, the Village of Lowville is ready to start
    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.