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New Prague council orders design work for $6.7 million street and utility overhaul after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with residents urging changes to planned sidewalks and questions about assessments and lead service lines, the New Prague City Council approved a resolution to proceed with design and awarded an engineering contract to move the 2025 Street and Utility Improvement Project toward bidding.
The New Prague City Council voted Sept. 9 to order the design and preparation of plans for the 2025 Street and Utility Improvement Project and approved an engineering services contract to take the work to bid. The project covers multiple streets in the northeast neighborhood, including Lincoln Avenue North, Pershing Avenue North and First Street Northeast, and includes full street reconstruction, new sanitary and water mains, storm sewer work, sidewalks and some alley improvements.
City staff estimated construction and related costs at roughly $6,678,000, with street work about $3.8 million, stormwater $772,000, sanitary sewer $798,000 and water main $1,073,000. The engineer said those totals include a 10 percent contingency and other project‑related costs and that some sidewalk work is funded through an active transportation grant.
At the hearing, several residents objected to proposed sidewalks on…
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