The City Council approved a bit of $131,000 from Strandberg Construction to use permeable interlocking concrete pavers to expand the current plaza to the southeast from the Depot. Strandberg has done other work on the Depot Plaza in the past.
Their contract also covers reconstructing about 457 feet of Market St., which runs to the east of the Depot. Construction includes excavation, grading, underground electrical wiring, as well as water service installation, installation of a drinking fountain, concrete curbing, hand-rail installation and miscellaneous concrete work.
Market St. pavement has deteriorated over the years, at least in part, because some of the street was owned by the city and some by the port. The city recently acquired the full street right-of-way in a property trade with the port.
The work is considered 'Phase 3" of the Depot Plaza work. The project is being funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce and I'm told some money is available for a "Phase 4," but that work will be done in future.
The Plaza is the site of the Farmers Market on Saturdays, in season.