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City engineering reports progress on CIP projects; Cleveland Boulevard due to reopen Aug. 8
Summary
City engineering staff reviewed fiscal year 2025 capital improvement program (CIP) accomplishments and project statuses, saying multiple projects are complete or under construction and stating a target Aug. 8 reopening date for the Cleveland Boulevard project.
City engineering staff summarized fiscal year 2025 capital improvement project activity and highlighted several projects that are complete, under construction or about to start.
Jason (engineering staff) told the Mayor and Board that the city budgeted 42 projects totaling about $11.4 million in the FY '25 program and that engineering completed 23 budgeted projects and had 16 under construction. He listed completed or active projects including a full reconstruction of 60th Street east of town, the Tenth Street project, Oakwood Trail (design about 60% complete with portions bid and awarded), Waller Detention Pond (preconstruction meeting scheduled), and the Cleveland Boulevard project (about 70% complete). Jason said Cleveland Boulevard work is scheduled to reopen all lanes Aug. 8, pending contractor sequencing and paving schedules.
Other projects reviewed included the Prairie View Elementary trail (construction expected to start July 7, with no intention to close Willow), a Vance Air Force Base walking trail (submittals to ODOT underway), and the 66 Industrial Park ARPA‑funded waterline and sewer projects (phase 1 under construction; sewer work tied into the 50 Fourth Street lift station). Jason described construction work recently completed at the 50 Fourth lift station where crews drilled and prepared a connection for the industrial park sewer.
Why it matters: the CIP updates provide timelines and construction impacts for neighborhoods and businesses. Commissioners asked about ward-level project reporting; staff agreed to explore monthly project updates organized by ward so commissioners can inform constituents about start dates and localized impacts.
What remains: schedule dates and completion details for some projects depend on contractor sequencing and pending right-of-way acquisitions; staff said several projects still require design, right-of-way work or preconstruction steps before full construction begins.
