Construction scheduled for two city streets

Engineers expect to replace a nearly half mile stretch of one of the city's main traffic arteries and replace underground utilities on another during two scheduled construction projects this summer.

Approved by the city council Monday evening, the plan includes extensive repairs to North 3rd East Street from McMurtrey Road to East 15th North Street as well as underground utilities to North 10th East Street near Carl Miller Park and East Elementary School.

The city includes $150,000 in its annual budget to complete large-scale road repair projects like the one planned for both streets, said city public works director Wayne Shepherd. During initial planning earlier this year, his department identified more than a dozen roads in Mountain Home needing extensive repairs as well as underground water and sewer line work.

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