The intersection of Commercial and Main in Marseilles is set to be realigned and that will make it much safer for trucks to turn there.
Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says:
Commercial street runs parallel to the mill raceway and the bridge there makes it difficult for semis to turn from Main onto Commercial or vice versa.
Safe and easy commercial transportation passage in any weather at any time of day in the heart of Marseilles will be the result of the initiatives adopted Wednesday night.
Work will get underway sometime in 2021.
Several properties need to be purchased by the City to complete the overall blueprint and federal money will be used. The precise stipulation when using federal money is property appraisers, price negotiators and a professional relocation expert must be utilized.