Syracuse OKs Road Plan
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Syracuse - If the downsized version of the highway expansion project were constructed this year, it would cost about $888,000, according to information provided by an engineering firm Monday.
The cost estimate was part of a letter drafted by Butler, Fairman and Seufert, an Indianapolis firm, that will be sent to Indiana Department of Transportation indicating the town's support for the project.
Town council recommended approval of the letter after months of consideration.
The revised project would involve the portion of Huntington Street from Chicago Street to a point north of the railroad tracks. The original plan extended southward for about a half mile through the town's business district.
Town council scaled back the original plans because of the total cost of the project and opposition from business owners and other people in the community.
With the revised project, the town's share of the cost will be about $120,000. The remaining portion will come from state and federal funds.
A spokesman last month suggested construction could begin next year.
In another matter, public works superintendent Tom Miller asked council members if they would consider re-establishing a spring clean-up. Miller will report back next month with a list of options for a clean-up. The annual event was discontinued last year because of the cost and occasional abuses of the program. [[In-content Ad]]
Syracuse - If the downsized version of the highway expansion project were constructed this year, it would cost about $888,000, according to information provided by an engineering firm Monday.
The cost estimate was part of a letter drafted by Butler, Fairman and Seufert, an Indianapolis firm, that will be sent to Indiana Department of Transportation indicating the town's support for the project.
Town council recommended approval of the letter after months of consideration.
The revised project would involve the portion of Huntington Street from Chicago Street to a point north of the railroad tracks. The original plan extended southward for about a half mile through the town's business district.
Town council scaled back the original plans because of the total cost of the project and opposition from business owners and other people in the community.
With the revised project, the town's share of the cost will be about $120,000. The remaining portion will come from state and federal funds.
A spokesman last month suggested construction could begin next year.
In another matter, public works superintendent Tom Miller asked council members if they would consider re-establishing a spring clean-up. Miller will report back next month with a list of options for a clean-up. The annual event was discontinued last year because of the cost and occasional abuses of the program. [[In-content Ad]]