HOLLAND (WHTC) — The City of Holland will host a public open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on May 5 at City Hall devoted to the upcoming Ninth street reconstruction project. No contractor has been named by the city, as bids have not yet been opened.
City transportation officials will explain the project, on Ninth Street between East Eighth Street and west of Washington Blvd. The work, according to an email to the media from the city, will involve:
- watermain upgrades
- sanitary sewer improvements
- snowmelt and storm sewer work
- ADA sidewalk ramps
- adding on-street parking and bike lanes to some areas
- median islands for mid-block crosswalks
- converting Ninth Street, between Pine and Washington avenues, to two-way traffic
- pavement restoration
- roadway reconstruction
The city’s statement compared the upcoming project to what residents experienced in downtown Holland on Eighth Street last summer. Ninth Street renovation will start after Tulip Time with the goal of completion by the end of October in three phases:
- Mid May – Mid July; Lincoln to River Avenues.
- Phase 2 – Mid July – Mid August; River to Pine Avenues and College Ave between 8th & 10th Streets.
- Phase 3 – Mid August – Mid October; Pine to west of Washington Blvd. and Lincoln Ave to 8th St transition.
The May 5 meeting will be in Holland City Hall’s first-floor council chambers, 270 River Ave.
