Alexandria City Council pursues overlay project on Nokomis

Even though a government shutdown has stopped state highway construction in its tracks, Alexandria is going ahead with two street overlay projects totaling $675,000.

One project is to overlay Nokomis Street, which also doubles as State Highway 29 North, from 3rd to 6th Avenue.

The Alexandria City Council agreed to call for bids on the project at its meeting Monday night.

See Wednesday's Echo Press to find out what the other project is, along with other city council news, including the status of its application for a sculpture in Big Ole Central Park; an upcoming 5K/10K run that will help animals; a youth basketball tournament; an “encroachment permit” for a store on Broadway; and an engineering agreement for improvements on Thomas Drive.

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