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City of Fargo details $7.96 million 45th Street repairs; special assessments to cover roughly $2 million
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Summary
City of Fargo staff outlined plans for Improvement District PR 26 F 1 to repair 45th Street between 9th and 15th Avenue South, estimating $6.32 million in construction costs and $7.96 million total; special assessments of about $2 million and state funds of about $5.7 million will pay for it, officials said.
City of Fargo staff presented details of Improvement District PR 26 F 1, a multi‑phase street‑repair project along 45th Street between 9th Avenue South and 15th Avenue South, saying the work will include pavement repairs, sidewalk and bicycle facility upgrades and improvements to left‑turn lanes at three intersections.
Jason Leonard, a City of Fargo staff member who led the presentation, said the construction estimate for Contract 1 is $6,315,178 and that the total project cost including fees and contingencies is $7,957,124. "The cost estimated construction is $6,315,178," Leonard said.
Leonard said the city expects to advertise bids for the work on May 6, with construction likely to begin in early summer and Contract 1 scheduled for mid‑October completion. "The contractor will have 110 days to complete the work from the date they start," he said.
The presentation described three phases for the contract: northbound 45th Street work (phase 1), southbound 45th Street (phase 2) and median work (phase 3). Intersection work at 9th Avenue, 11th Avenue and 15th Avenue will be scheduled in separate, limited closure windows.
Officials warned of traffic impacts during work: "We will maintain 1 lane of direction in each northbound and southbound on 45th Street," Leonard said. He added that pedestrians will be detoured to one side of 45th Street at all times and that business access will be maintained either by detour or through the work zone.
On funding, Leonard said the project will be paid with two primary sources: special assessments, listed in the presentation as a little over $2,000,000, and state funds, listed as a little over $5,700,000. The transcript records the state source name as "prairie dog," which is unclear in the meeting record and is noted as such in the city materials.
The presenter also read examples of special‑assessment rates and tiered charges for single‑family and commercial properties. Portions of the per‑square‑foot and tier figures were spoken quickly and appear garbled in the transcript; the city presentation materials should be consulted for exact assessment calculations.
The meeting concluded with an invitation for questions from attendees.
No formal vote or motion was taken during the informational meeting.
