Project costs continue to rise on the Renew Jordan Creek phase one project, according to City stormwater engineers in a February update to City Council. The project is still in the permitting process with a target to bid the project this summer and begin construction in the fall. Renew Jordan…
Author: Kristen Milam, Public Information, for SGFNN
The southern half of the ongoing Grant Avenue Parkway project from Sunshine Street to Grand Street is nearing completion this spring with the final asphalt roadway surfacing and landscaping expected to take place in April. “We’re excited to be wrapping things up in the small section of work between Sunshine…
The City of Springfield is once again stepping up driver crosswalk compliance efforts. Beginning April 17, Springfield drivers who fail to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk may get pulled over. The City’s SGF Yields pedestrian safety program, in partnership with the Springfield Police Department, will resume weekly crosswalk…
A long-awaited project to widen Galloway Street is expected to begin this summer. The Galloway Street Widening Project will widen Galloway Street to three lanes between Luster and Lone Pine avenues, improving safety for traffic and pedestrians along Galloway Street. Improvements will include a new center turn lane, traffic calming…
Residents are invited to the January 18th Greater Parkcrest Neighborhood Meeting at The Way Church at 6:30pm where Public Works staff will be available to answer questions provide a brief update. Over the last two years, Public Works has worked to reduce cut-through traffic and speeding in the Greater Parkcrest neighborhood.…
Following a public comment period yielding no major concerns, the City of Springfield began construction of safety and operational modifications to downtown Springfield’s Jubilee Park (298 S. Jefferson Ave.) at the end of 2023. Jubilee Park marks the site of the former Jewell Theatre, which housed the Ozark Jubilee. The…
Grant Avenue Parkway improvements have steadily progressed since construction began in May 2022 with the rapid construction of a new roundabout and parking lot modifications at Parkview High School. Planned transportation and infrastructure elements in sections 1 and 2 of the parkway, between University and Catalpa streets, are now largely…
All lanes are now open on the newly widened portion of Republic Road just east of the Campbell Avenue intersection as construction of the Republic Road Widening Project continues to progress west. The Republic Road Widening Phases 4 & 5 Project is the final and most complicated phase in the…
Construction continues along the Grant Avenue Parkway as contractor crews focus on sections 3 and 4 located north of Parkview High School where utility work and the beginning stages of roadway improvements are beginning to take shape. Crews anticipate expanding construction north into the West Central neighborhood this fall depending…
Apple cores, moldy sandwiches, chicken drumsticks, leftover pasta, eggshells and more – beginning this fall, up to 1,000 area residents will have the opportunity to recycle uneaten food through a new pilot program provided by the City’s Department of Environmental Services. Funded through a $286,000 Composting and Food Waste Reduction…