Paxton City Council approves $460k city street repairs
PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Paxton City Council has approved a street repair project, with a budget of over $400,000 for the work.
The cost includes $395,600 in construction costs, $36,800 for engineering costs, and $27,600 for construction, according to WCIA's partners at the Ford County Chronicle. $147,784 will come from the city's general fund, and $312,216 will come from the Rebuild Illinois grant funds. The project will cost $460,000 total.
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The project was narrowed down based on priority after an initial estimate showed it could cost over $618,000. But, this year's budget is still nearly twice the size as usual.
'We're pretty much doubling the amount of streets that we've done the past couple of years,' Jesse Houtzel, aldermen and superintendent of streets and alleys, told the Ford County Chronicle. 'So I think it's a real good start this year.'
The list of projects and their projected construction costs, estimated by Michael Livermore, business development manager, includes:
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West State Street, from Plum to Cherry streets, for $27,557.
Technology Drive, from Ottawa Road to the east driveway to the north, for $25,577.
South Winter Street, from Patton to Orleans streets, for $24,701.
East Holmes Street, from Railroad Avenue to Vermilion Street, for $20,648.
North Elm Street, from the west leg of State Street to Holmes Street, for $18,153.
Cherry Street intersections, at Orleans and Pells streets, for $52,555.
South Elm Street, from Ottawa Road to Franklin Street, for $33,406.
East Larson Street, from Vermilion to Union streets, for $36,614.
Elm Street, from Center Street to the west leg of State Street, for $64,674.
West Holmes Street, from American to Taft streets, for $30,934.
And South Market Street, from Ottawa Road to Hunt Street, for $61,483.
The project design could be completed in March and the bidding phase could be finished as soon as April.
For more details about the project, visit the Ford County Chronicle's website.
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