MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
The Hutchinson Engineering Department is moving forward with a range of street, utility and infrastructure projects this spring, city officials said Friday.
The 2025 Arterial Street Project is currently out for bids, with bid opening scheduled for May 27. The work will include milling and overlaying East Third Avenue between Poplar and Plum streets, as well as Airport Road from Fourth Avenue to just north of 11th Avenue. On Lorraine Street, from Avenue B to Fourth Avenue, abandoned railroad tracks will be removed and new bike lanes installed. Repairs and an asphalt overlay are also planned for Avenue B between Washington and Walnut streets, excluding the Main Street intersection. New striping will follow.
In the city’s residential areas, Circle C Paving has completed crack sealing and will begin chip sealing on streets between Monroe and Lorraine, north of 30th Avenue, as part of the 2025 Residential Street Project.
Meanwhile, the Lift Station Rehabilitation Project is underway at two of five designated sites. CAS Constructors has begun work at lift stations located at East 11th Avenue in the Industrial Park and at Seventh Street and Porter. Additional sites include 19th Terrace, Regency Park and the Shears lift station.
Major progress continues on Phase Two of the Woodie Seat Freeway Project, which spans from the Avenue C bridge to Avenue A. Kansas Concrete has removed the Avenue A bridge and ramps. The contractor is also rebuilding the Avenue B bridge and constructing pavement, curbs, gutters, guardrails and a dirt embankment. A new roundabout is planned at Avenue A, and traffic signals at Avenue A and Adams Street will be upgraded with camera detection.
Work is nearing completion on the West 30th Avenue Reconstruction Project. Procon Construction is reconstructing the corridor between Main and Adams streets, including the intersection at 30th and Adams. A 10-foot trail is being added on the north side of the road. The project is expected to be completed late next week, or by the end of the month at the latest, officials said.
In the Plum Creek Subdivision, APAC Utilities Division is completing construction of a new lift station along East 43rd Avenue, west of Lorraine. Curb and gutter work is finished, and concrete work will be completed next week. Asphalt paving is scheduled for the last week of May.
Finally, the city will use in-house crews to perform ditch maintenance along the northwest relief ditch, from Monterrey Place to Dartmouth and Monroe. Mayor Goss noted that using city staff saves both time and money.