After many months of detours, noise, and inconvenience for city residents and motorists, the West Green Street/Market Street reconstruction project in Hastings that began on March 30 has been completed on schedule. The final phase of the project from Pennock Hospital west to Fish Hatchery Park re-opened to traffic on Friday, November 13.
The project encompassed Market Street between West State and Green, and West Green Street from Broadway to Fish Hatchery Park.
Included were replacement of the aging sanitary sewer system, storm water system, and water supply system (on Market St.). Water service lines classified as lead were replaced from the road right of way into homes on both streets. New concrete curb and gutter, sidewalks, drive approaches and a new asphalt road surface were built. Grass and trees were planted in the right-of-ways. The roads were striped with pavement markings and bicycle lanes along the shoulders. As part of the project, a mini-roundabout was constructed at the Green and Market intersection to improve traffic flow.
Construction engineering was done by Moore and Bruggink, while the work was completed by Kamminga & Roodvoets for just over $5.8 million.
