Youngstown sewer project will take longer to finish

YOUNGSTOWN — The completion of a long-awaited sewer project downtown is going to have to wait even longer.

Improvement work to North Phelps Street between West Federal and West Commerce streets will begin this summer and take about a year to finish, said Charles Shasho, deputy director of the city’s public-works department.

City council will consider legislation Wednesday to allow the board of control to enter into a contract for the North Phelps Street project. The ordinance states the project is estimated to cost $1.8 million.

“This project is going to get moving,” said Mayor John A. McNally. “It’s been lingering for years.”

The project to replace an aging sewer line in that area has been troubled since it started in February 2013. Some business owners on and near the location complained about street closings and that they weren’t informed about the project.

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