Butler streetscape project coming to a close
Main Street in Butler is getting a slight face-lift.
The city streetscape project added new traffic signals and a new controller system to the street, took out and planted new trees and soon will add new trash bins to the sidewalks.
The $2.4 million cost of the traffic signal replacement, the most expensive aspect of the nearly $3 million project, cost the city only $22,000. The rest was covered by the state Department of Transportation.
“The city will own all the signals and just be responsible for maintenance,” said Butler building code official John Evans. “They are essentially replacing our lights for us.”
According to Evans, the city received a state grant for $279,336 for the rest of the streetscape project, for which the city is contributing $116,673.
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