The City has contracted with Liming Concrete, LLC to begin the reconstruction of a deteriorating section of the Galloway Greenway Trail. Work will begin in April between Sequiota Park and Republic Road. The project will replace approximately 2,700 feet of existing asphalt trail with a new 8- to 10-foot-wide concrete…
Author: Kristen Milam, Public Information, for SGFNN
Two sidewalk and trail projects aimed at improving pedestrian activity in the Brentwood neighborhood will begin construction this year. Set to begin in April, a long-requested pedestrian connection across Lone Pine Avenue is anticipated to increase safety and connectivity to the popular Galloway Greenway Trail. The Galloway Trail Connection Project…
The City has contracted with Hamilton and Dad to begin construction this spring on stormwater improvements to relieve historic flooding in a portion of the Rountree neighborhood. Work is expected to last approximately six months, ending sometime this fall. Planned improvements will include the installation of underground storm pipe and…
The planned rehabilitation of the historic Jefferson Avenue Footbridge is currently awaiting approval from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) as well as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) prior to being cleared to solicit contractor bids. Construction plans were submitted to BNSF for…
In celebration of the completion of the Battlefield and Fremont Intersection and Roadway Widening project, the City and project partners released a virtual ribbon cutting video officially dedicating the project. Completed on schedule in early November, the voter-approved project involved the widening of Fremont Avenue to five lanes between Battlefield Road and…
After a successful third round of contractor bidding, the Fassnight Stormwater Improvement Project at the Springfield Art Museum is anticipated to move forward with construction in the spring. As part of the Springfield Art Museum Master Plan, the project involves the restoration of Fassnight Creek along Brookside Drive between Greene…
The City of Springfield is progressing through the concept development phase for the Grant Avenue Parkway project – working alongside the community to determine what basic traffic calming and infrastructure design elements could be included in the parkway and where. More than 250 viewers tuned in as the City and…
The City has issued a call for project applications for the next round of Neighborhood Works program funding with approximately $1 million available through the 2019-2024 round of the program First launched in 2016 and funded through the 1/4-cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax, Neighborhood Works is intended to fund small-scale…
The City is hopeful that planned traffic improvements at Cherry Street and Pickwick Avenue will be under construction before summer, following minor delays due to utility work. While coordinating with City Utilities on the project design, it was determined that gas and water lines located along Cherry Street between Fremont…
Design plans are now complete for a stormwater improvement project planned in the Mark Twain neighborhood. The City is currently working on acquiring the necessary easements to construct the project which is still anticipated to begin in 2021. In early 2020, City consultant Great River Engineering completed design plans for…