Next year, local residents will see intensive street work on the east edge of the Emporia State University campus.
City Engineer Jim Ubert detailed plans for renovating Highland Street between 12th and 16th on KVOE’s Morning Show earlier this week:
ESU parking lot entrances will also be reconfigured. Utility work, notably sanitary sewer and water, are also planned.
The project is currently in the design phase and could be ready for bid by early next year, with construction tentatively set to begin in February. Completion is tentatively planned by early August, ahead of the start of the fall 2023 semester.
The state has granted $750,000 for the work, but that is a dollar-for-dollar match. Ubert says this project has been desired by both the city and ESU for some time, and the construction of Schallenkamp Hall made the project a priority.
