Roadwork Begins Near Clean Harbors Apartments, Other Areas

Two bids were accepted by the Kimball City Council on June 18 for a chip seal project and concrete repair projects. Areas affected include the site of the new Clean Harbors apartments.

The chip seal project includes parts of High School, Marion and Cedar streets, while the concrete repair projects include the 7th and Vista intersection, 6th Street pavement repair near Chestnut, and Evergreen pavement repairs near 8th Street.

Timing was perfect for the 7th and Vista intersection project because the sewer and water lines for the Clean Harbor apartments require tearing up sections of 7th Street.

The city announced that the 7th Street through Vista Villa intersection and High School Street is closed to traffic due to installation of utilities. This closure tentatively will go on through July 8.

The accepted bid for the concrete street projects was $151,627 from Wynne Contracting. The project won’t start until September. The chip seal will be done by Topkote, which bid $69,651.

The projects exceed the current budget, but with the new budget starting in October some projects will be able to slip into next year’s budget.