The Village of Bluffton is considering a $1.2 million West Elm Street improvement project this year. The price tag is based on a preliminary construction estimate provide by Choice One Engineering.

The project extends from Spring Street to Bentley Road.

Three options are on the discussion table:
1 – Replace water main and associated trench repairs, $433,863
      (street paving brings the cost to approximately $500,000)
2 – Waterline road narrowing and resurfacing, $1,017547
      (road narrowing results in removing on-street parking on the university side of West Elm)
3 – Waterline, road narrowing with full road reconstruction, $1,212,083

On Jan. 24 council’s street and alley committee met with the council utility committee to review the project.

According to Jack Huber, village administrator, a public hearing will take place prior to any final decision on the project.

Several attachments at the bottom of this story reveal additional details of the proposed project plus cost estimates.