-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The road that will one day become Second Avenue South is taking shape at the Crossroads Mall site. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Dirt work continues at the Crossroads Mall site on Wednesday. The developers for the site are working on recruiting nationally known retailers when the new shopping center emerges.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The road that will one day become Second Avenue South is taking shape at the Crossroads Mall site.
A booming shopping and entertainment venue that features nationally known retail stores is part of the vision for the Corridor Plaza development.
– Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Tall racks of pipes called skids hold the new reverse osmosis filters at the John W. Pray Water Treatment Plant in Fort Dodge. Each pipe contains a plastic filter with microscopic holes that even bacteria cannot pass through. Forcing the water through those holes removes calcium, magnesium and other substances, thus reducing the hardness of the water. -Messenger photo by Bill Shea
A pair of Canada geese stroll across the lawn at the John W. Pray Water Treatment Plant on Phinney Park Drive recently. Who was John W. Pray?
The water treatment plant in Fort Dodge is named after a man who worked for the city from 1903 to 1965. He was the utilities manager from 1909 to 1965. During his career, he was president of the American Water Works Association and the American Public Works Association.
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Fort Dodge public works employees work late Tuesday night to repair a wayer main that broke at Central Avenue and 15th Street earlier that evening. Repairs were completed at around 7 a.m. Wednesday. -Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Floodlights illuminate the intersection of Central Avenue and 15th Street late Tuesday night as Fort Dodge Public Works Department employees repair a water main break.
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Fort Dodge public works employees work late Tuesday night to repair a wayer main that broke at Central Avenue and 15th Street earlier that evening. Repairs were completed at around 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The rebuilt intersection of First Avenue South and 15th Street awaited traffic Thursday afternoon.
By BILL SHEA
bshea@messengernews.net
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.