JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The City of Jamestown will be moving forward with the proposed Road Diet along main street.

During a special city meeting, City Engineer Travis Dillman reported that the lowest bid for the project came to around $2.25 million. The city’s share for that was lower than originally estimated.

Dillman says there have been discussions with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) if the city did not move forward with the project. He says the cost to the city would be even more if they did not accept any of the bids.

Traffic lights along First Avenue will not be turned back on and will be eliminated.

Councilmember Dave Steele presented some thoughts and concerns on the project, but believes overall it will benefit the city of Jamestown.

Steele added he would hope for a conference to inform businesses of the construction that they’ll be seeing along main street as work on the road diet begins.

Dillman says there will be a staged process to work through, but a lot of the work will not be done this fall.

Mayor Dwaine Heinrich stated that anyone who may have issues or concerns with the project to reach out to the NDDOT.

The council unanimously approved the road diet bid.