Belleville City Council voted Monday night to accept the low bid of $4.1 million and hire Hank’s Excavating & Landscaping to restructure a large section of West Main Street.
The project will reduce the number of vehicle lanes from five to three between 28th and 49th streets. The reduction, called a road diet, is designed to slow traffic and improve safety.
“It’s an effort to curtail an endless supply of speeding concerns and to bring back a community feel,” said Jason Poole, director of public works and parks and recreation…