CRESCENT CITY, Ca. (KIEM)-A North Coast City’s beautification project will officially start later this week and is expected to be completed later this year.
After nearly six years something is finally being done.
“I remember when I first ran for office one of the things people kept asking is, what are you going to do about Front Street,” said Crescent City Mayor Ron Gastineau
Construction starts Thursday on Front Street, B Street all the way to G Street will be completed by the end of this year.
The city manager, public works and council member Greenough were all present to officially mark the commencement of the long-awaited project.
“We are thankful for the partnership we have, especially the partnership that we have to our community,” Gastineau said.
A community, City Manager Eric Weir says, who will benefit once the project is finished.
The project is also expected to attract tourists, a potential added revenue stream the community could really use right now.
“It’s a foundational project that will hopefully, invigorate the park, invigorate tourism, invigorate commercial development in and around it,” said Weir.
The goal is to make the area pedestrian friendly along with a new design for the street that will make Crescent City distinct from other towns.
The project has finally come together after many years of planning…grants and a whole lot of determination.
The over-haul will transform the street to what will be tsunami way.
The five-lane roadway will become narrower, to accommodate diagonal parking, adjacent to the park, decorative metal fence and added crosswalks.
“As a resident, you’ll be able to come here,” Weir said. “You’ll be able to enjoy the park easier because you won’t have to cross a five-lane road anymore.”
The storm drain project will be the most extensive…it will help reduce flooding in residential districts and front street and improve water infrastructure.
The 4 million dollar project…completely funded by a development block grant is what the city needs right now according to Weir.
“It’s just a sign of what this community is and what we want to be,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a foundational piece we’re excited about.” The project will complement the three vacant properties in and around Crescent City planne
