Owatonna has seen a lot, and I mean a lot, of construction in the last couple of months. From Bridge Street to Cedar Avenue to the creation of a new high school, the city has undergone many changes and improvements.
And it seems the developments continue.
I've been using a tape measure for years, but I really didn't pay any attention to some of the markings and notations that are found on them. Generally all my work with a tape measure involves measuring and cutting. I'm not much of a carpenter and I usually only build simple things like shelves or decks...
Ground breaking was Tuesday for the new Steele County Public Works Building. The site is on old Highway 14 just west of Aldi's. Building a new complex had been discussed for a number of years. In 2010 the floods got the upper hand on the Highway Maintenance Shop...
Work is scheduled to begin involving concrete repair work on County 7 or Southwest 39th Avenue between Southwest Eighth Street and Southwest 18th Street during the week of June 27. This was originally scheduled to begin the week of June 20.
The work will consist of replacing sections of the concrete roadway over trench settlements at sanitary sewer pipe crossings...