Jamestown City Council Hoping for Completion of East 2nd Street Project Before School Starts

The repaving portion of the total reconstruction of East 2nd Street in Jamestown is complete. However, there is some sidewalk and curbing work yet to be completed. First Ward Councilman Brent Sheldon recently asked for an update on the project being conducted by New York State that began earlier this year. Acting Public Works Director Mark Roetzer says part of the delay on that work is because new traffic lights will be put in...

Mark Roetzer: working on replacing lights

With school opening soon, Sheldon expressed concern because many people have been walking out onto the street to get where they're going...

Brent Sheldon: hopefully correct it before school starts

Roetzer says some of the delay has been caused because of not having enough concrete on order to complete all the jobs that are being done in the area. He says the city DPW has even had trouble, and had to order concrete well in advance of using it. The multi-million dollar project to reconstruct the three-mile stretch of roadway began back in early June.