The building on North Seventh Street that once housed Lund’s Used Furniture will be coming down in a demolition process that will start today. In its place
A small mountain of dirt on the south end of the Iowa Central Community College campus marks the spot where the school’s athletes will one day be practicin
The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved a contract for a water main connection to the Georgia-Pacific plant south of town. The council hired Friday Exc
The rebuilt intersection of First Avenue South and 15th Street awaited traffic Thursday afternoon.
By BILL SHEA
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Two busy intersections on the east side of downtown Fort Dodge were rebuilt last year, along with the heavily traveled section of 15th Street that joins them.
The junctures of Central Avenue and 15th Street and First Avenue South and 15th Street were far from the only places where construction was found in town. Aggressive work to improve sewers continued and the pond at Armstrong Park was reshaped in an effort to improve the quality of its water.
When the snow melts and construction crews can get to work this spring, more street and sewer jobs will be tackled.
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Thousands of feet of new water mains will be installed in the northwest section of Fort Dodge beginning next year in a project intended to provide better water pressure and service to the area.
The City Council on Monday hired Rasch Construction Inc., of Fort Dodge, to do the work at a cost of $1,970,666.
That price is nearly $1 million less than the cost estimate for the project.
“We’re getting super-aggressive bids on infrastructure projects,” City Manager David Fierke said.
He said he believes contractors are offering good bids to increase their chances of getting projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.