Palo Alto's
city council is set to approve a $7.1 million overhaul of the city's California
Avenue commercial corridor as soon as next month — a much higher price tag than
previously assigned to the economic development project.
The council in
2011 unanimously approved a plan to
eliminate two lanes of automobile traffic and encourage
pedestrian walkways. The Palo Alto Weekly reports that city officials previously
estimated infrastructure upgrade costs of about $1.7 million to spur increased
business activity to rival the likes of nearby University Avenue.
At a council
meeting on Monday night, the city council will vote on a contract with
Newark-based Redgwick
Construction Company for the California Avenue project totaling
north of $7 million. That sum includes construction costs of $6.2 million, plus
$931,700 in contingency costs.
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