Part of First Avenue NW in St. Joseph was closed Aug. 9 in front of the St. Joseph Meat Market as the city and C & L Excavating work to replace the sanitary sewer and add more storm-water pipes. “Because the weather is nice, it’s nice to get it done now,” said Terry Thene, St. Joseph Public Works director. The road will be closed until probably Aug. 16, weather permitting. The alleys near the meat market have also been torn up for replacement of sanitary-sewer lines and the addition of more storm-water piping, according to the engineering firm of Short Elliot Hendrickson. The alley projects should be completed by early September. Clockwise in the photo from left are Nathan Panek, Eric Bieniek and Joe Manuel.
