Early this year when Springfield needed some love, the community stepped up. Thanks to the help of more than 1,000 volunteers who made the spring 2021 launch of Clean Green Springfield a success, the City and project partners are ramping up for a second round of cleanup and greenup opportunities this…
Author: Kristen Milam, Public Information, for SGFNN
Stormwater improvements to reduce flooding and improve water quality surrounding the Springfield Art Museum have reached the halfway to completion point. Contractor Hartman and Company has made progress since breaking ground in March, completing sanitary sewer main relocations along Brookside Drive and conducting excavation and grading from east to west…
In June, City contractor Liming Concrete, LLC completed reconstruction of a deteriorating section of the Galloway Greenway Trail between Sequiota Park and Republic Road. The project replaced 2,700 feet of existing asphalt trail with a new 8- to 10-foot-wide concrete surface compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The Galloway…
As one pedestrian safety and connectivity project wraps up, another begins this fall in the Brentwood neighborhood. Completed this summer, a long-requested pedestrian connection across Lone Pine Avenue at Greenwood Street is expected to increase safety and connectivity to the Galloway Ozark Greenways trail. The newly installed traffic signal provides…
A list of highly anticipated improvements will soon become reality in the Commercial Street Historic District as the City begins TIF-funded parking and placemaking projects and prepares for the rehabilitation of the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge. Approved TIF funded projects In August, City Council approved a budget adjustment allocating a total…
Fourteen improvement projects across 10 neighborhoods have been approved for funding through phase one of the 2019-2024 round of the Neighborhood Works program. Project applications vying for $600,000-$650,000 of available funding were evaluated by the Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) then approved by the city manager in June. First launched in…
After an extensive proposal development and selection process, the City of Springfield has selected a team of contractors, landscape architects, engineers and consultants led by Radmacher Brothers Excavating Company, in partnership with project designers Cook, Flatt & Strobel (CFS) Engineering and Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, to design and construct the Grant…
Central Street will continue to be closed to through traffic in sections between Benton and Clay Avenues between 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., daily, for the duration of the Central Street Corridor Phase II project construction. Project completion is anticipated in December. The City will continue to coordinate with Drury University and Central…
Springfield is more beautiful than ever, thanks to the help of nearly 1,000 volunteers and more than 1,600 participating households who took part in the City’s Clean Green Springfield initiative this spring. The effects of the pandemic and other factors led to Springfield’s streets and streams being strewn with litter.…
UPDATE: The City released the list of approved projects June 15. This story will be updated with more detailed information as it becomes available. The City’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee has submitted its final project recommendations to the City Manager for the 2019-2024 round of Neighborhood Works program. An award announcement…