The Mill Race Parking Project in Charles City started a month ago.Â
City Administrator Steve Diers says construction has passed halfway to completion and has gone reasonably well outside of some minor hangups.
Once complete, regular through-traffic will be closed off from the corner of South Main and Riverside Drive to the intersection of North Jackson and Clark streets. The change will make the area safer for pedestrians and create about 70 additional parking spaces.
The cost of the project is covered completely by funds from the $1 million “Sponsored Projects†rebate the City received from the DNR for upgrades to the Water Resource and Recovery Facility (WRRF).
Original estimates put the parking project at about $660,000, but the winning bid came in at $495,000.
