Sixth St. re-construction starts this week

The work, which is funded by a federal ARRA grant, includes the construction of new curb, gutter, sidewalk, storm drainage, and pavement between I Avenue and K Avenue, and new sidewalk on the south side of the street between K Avenue and O Avenue. The scheduled completion date for the work is May 12.

The project includes a new school and SKAT bus stop on the southwest corner of Sixth and I Ave, as well as the installation of a 10-foot wide pedestrian-bicycle path on the south side of the street between I and O avenues.

The project will cost $480,000, significantly less than the federal stimulus grant of $700,000, forcing the city to return $220,000 to the federal government for use on other stimulus projects.

The project is being undertaken in conjunction with work being done at the Guemes ferry terminal.