The Albert Lea City Council called four public hearings Monday for four road projects planned this summer.

The council accepted feasibility reports and ordered Feb. 26 public hearings for neighborhood improvement work in the center of the city, the Johnson Street reconstruction project, state aid street projects and sidewalk replacement in downton Albert Lea.

The $1.17 million neighborhood improvement project includes extensive mill and overlay work on:

• Brookside Drive from Richway Drive to Bayview Drive
• Brookside Circle from Brookside Drive to Bayview Drive
• Bayview Drive from Greenwood Drive to Brookside Drive
• Shore Acres Drive
• Wilby Drive
• Wilby Circle from Wilby Drive to a cul-de-sac in the area
• Crescent Circle from Crescent Drive to a cul-de-sac in the area
• William Street from Elizabeth Avenue to East Main Street
• Elizabeth Avenue from William Street to College Street
• Main Court from Elizabeth Avenue to Lake Avenue
• Water Street from West Avenue to Broadway Avenue
• St. Mary Avenue from Clark Street to Fountain Street
• West Avenue from Clark Street to Fountain Street
• Triangle Drive from Wedgemore Drive to north end
• West end paving for 3103 Lake Chapeau Drive
• Lakeshore Drive from Richway Drive to approximately 150 feet south
• Court Lane from Fountain Street to Vine Avenue
• Washington Avenue from Clark Street to Fountain Street
• Reconstruction of Vinehurst Avenue from Fountain Street to Grace Street

Curb replacements on stretches of roadway and reconstruction of Vinehurst Avenue from Fountain Street to Grace Street are also planned.

Bonding is expected to be over 10 years at a rate determined by the next bond issuance.

The planned $1.04 million Johnson Street reconstruction project includes the complete removal and replacement of curb and gutter, sidewalk, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water main. The existing concrete pavement will be removed and replaced with a bituminous surface.

“The existing pavement was constructed in 1951 and is severely deteriorated beyond the ability of routine maintenance to address it,” Albert Lea City Manager Chad Adams said in a report. “The water main, sanitary sewer and storm sewer were constructed between 1923 and 1934 and have reached the end of their useful life. If left in place, these utilities would not last as long as the new roadway and are recommended to be replaced.”

The average assessment for the project is $7,264 and will be over 10 years with an interest rate based on this year’s bonding.

The more than $561,000 sidewalk replacement project includes downtown sidewalks on Washington Avenue from Pearl Street to Fountain Street, Newton Avenue from Pearl Street to Fountain Street, Pearl Street from Washington Avenue to Broadway Avenue, College Street from Washington Avenue to Newton Avenue, William Street from Washington Avenue to Newton Avenue, Clark Street from Washington Avenue to Newton Avenue and Water Street from Washington Avenue to Broadway Avenue.

The average assessment for the project is $493, and assessments will be over five years.

The nearly $269,000 state aid project includes bituminous overlay and miscellaneous curb and gutter work on Margaretha Avenue from U.S. Highway 65 to Eighth Street, Plaza Street from Freeborn County Road 20 to approximately 3,200 feet east of the road and approximately 900 feet in roadway west of Bridge Avenue.

Assessments are expected to be over 10 years at a rate determined during the next bond issuance.