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City updates: MLK project nears completion; Main Street bid value-engineered and award planned
Summary
Public works staff reported one month remaining on the MLK project, value engineering on Main Street due to bids over budget with an expected award to Negrego and Sons at a special commission meeting, ongoing Purdue/Eccles storm-drain work, medians and signal funding for 20 First/Prince and Thornton/Seventh, and radar-speed sign rollout.
City of Clovis public-works staff provided project updates covering several street, stormwater and traffic-signal projects.
Public Works Director (presenting) said the Martin Luther King project has approximately one month remaining; crews are finishing sidewalks on the west side, will complete the east side, place final asphalt, and apply striping. He said unforeseen utility work, a deteriorated manhole replacement and repeated rain delays have extended the schedule.
Staff said the Main Street improvement project received bids above available funds; the city has been value-engineering options with the contractor and plans to present an award to Negrego and Sons at a special commission meeting on the 29th. The Purdue and Eccles storm-drain project remains in progress; staff described deep excavation requiring trench boxes and additional delays caused by recent rains and a broken water line.
Goodwin Trails work by Barnett includes a completed parking lot in anticipation of economic development on Prince Street; staff still plans drainage improvements and a playground installation. Staff also said municipal arterial grants (MAP) and related funds will add medians at 20 First Street and Prince Street and that funding was secured to replace the traffic signal at Thornton and Seventh.
Other items noted: the city has installed radar-speed flashing signs on Hull Street to slow drivers, and staff said signs have prompted drivers to slow when they encounter them. Staff reiterated that many residential blocks use underground power, making retrofit of conventional pole-mounted lights more challenging; that technical constraint was cited in the street-lighting discussion.
Ending: Staff will bring the Main Street award to the commission at the special meeting; other projects will continue to be scheduled as weather and utility work allow.
