Federal Avenue getting upgrades

A construction project is beginning on a new waterline and paving on a section of Federal Avenue in Grand Coulee from Main Street down to Midway Avenue by The Star newspaper building.

The street was closed Tuesday to through traffic.

The project also involves putting in a sidewalk and storm drains on one side of the street.

Construction is anticipated to be finished by July 7, City Clerk Lorna Pearce said at the May 17 council meeting.

The Star reported in September of 2021 that the city's public works department was receiving $150,000 for approximately 100 feet of new 8-inch water line for Federal Avenue, with that money coming from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.