North Front Street drain work underway

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger
June 15, 2015 10:33 a.m.

Front Street Drain
City staff hard at work on North Front Street drain project.

Work began today on a North Front Street drain that according to Street and Parks Maintenance Director Rex Lester, may have been paved over years ago during a project to raise the street grade. The drain rehabilitation, will stop salt water entering the area from the river, and improve drainage on North Front and Broome Streets. The project is expected to be completed by Wednesday afternoon. Resurfacing in the area will be completed at an unspecified date.