City signs contract for extension of Hazel Street

Youngstown’s board of control approved a $1.2 million contract today with a Hubbard company to extend Hazel Street to provide a link between downtown and Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration.

The board hired United Civil Contractors and Developers Inc., selecting the company over four other companies, to build Hazel Street between Commerce Street and Lincoln Avenue.

United Civil will start work no later than the end of June with the road project expected to be done by next spring.

Also, the board today took steps needed for two major expansion proposals: a $44 million project by Exal Corp. at the Salt Springs Business Park, and a $2.7 million plan by VXI Global Solutions on the fifth floor at the city-owned 20 Federal Place building.

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