Huron prepares for major reconstruction in 2024-25
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HURON — City commissioners on Monday approved a $4,400 expenditure to Stockwell Engineers of Sioux Falls to prepare street renderings of Dakota Avenue South in advance of a major reconstruction project expected to come in 2024 or 2025.
City Engineer Brett Runge said the three separate street renderings are intended to provide before-and-after visual perspectives of what Dakota Avenue could look like with a center median and a bike path.
The renderings would include the areas between 14th and 21st streets, Fifth and Seventh streets and from Fifth Street north through the downtown area.
Runge said the engineering department believes the renderings are necessary to fully evaluate the city’s options before the state Department of Transportation begins designing the project this winter. The city will have the chance to provide input on potential amenities, he said. The state is currently doing surveys and will begin design work soon.
Commissioners Doug Kludt and Gary Harrington welcomed the renderings and the chance for city input, but expressed skepticism on how a center median and bike path could be practical. A median, for example, would cause problems with snow removal efforts, Harrington said.
It has been more than 40 years since Dakota Avenue South was reconstructed by the state and the new project is expected to last another 40 to 50 years, Runge said.
Meanwhile, bids for a separate project to reconstruct Dakota Avenue North, from Highway 14 north to 15th Street, are expected to be let in October for a 2019 project.