WATERTOWN â About $1.6 million in street improvements under the cityâs Downtown Revitalization Initiative program cleared a major hurdle Monday night with the selection of a local engineering firm.
City Council on Monday agreed on a $205,000 contract for the engineering firm of Barton & Loguidice, Watertown, to design the streetscape project involving a good portion of Court Street, the 200 block of Franklin Street and a small portion of Coffeen Street. A committee of city staff determined Barton & Loguidice was the best of four firms interviewed for the work, said Michael A. Lumbis, the cityâs planning and community development director.
The project includes new sidewalks, curbing, lighting, landscaping, tree planting and smaller public art projects. The streetscape project is the public portion of the cityâs $10 million DRI program.