New Haven, Mo. – New Haven’s Public Work’s employees do much more than the overall perception most people have.  Recently a new generator was installed at Well #4 located on Douglas Street.  Aside from improving the city’s infrastructure in the event of a power outage it’s the amount of work and thousands of dollars that were saved.

New Haven, Mo – Friday afternoon we spoke with Public Works Director, Julius Gatzemeyer about progress on phase one of the Miller Street project.

Gatzemeyer said, “Work on the gas and water lines have been completed as well as the sewer and storm drains.”

Photos by Kyle Quick

The New Haven Police Department recently purchased a 2012 Chevy Tahoe that will replace their 2008 Chevy Impala.  The Tahoe is ranked number one in safety among GM vehicles used by police departments.

City crews work to repair the street.

Say good-bye to the Olive Street Bridge, KJ Unnerstall began tearing down the bridge this afternoon.  The bridge is estimated at being over 80 years old.

Yesterday we reported a small water main leak that had been discovered the day before by city workers.  Yesterday crews dug up the street where the leak was located and were able to repair the water leak. 

Hickory Street is closed today due to a water main leak that was discovered yesterday.  Crews fixed the leak early this morning, however they had to remove a portion of the asphalt in order to properly repair the leak.

Locust Street between Maupin and Olive Street will be closed today.

The Street Department is removing areas of bad pavement today and then will be repaving those areas.  Today’s project is part of the city’s regular maintenance and upkeep of city streets in New Haven.

Correction - We had reported two weeks ago that construction on the Olive Street Bridge would have already begin.  We apologize for the inaccurate information reported. 

We strive on reporting accurate and up-to-date news, rest assured we will acknowledge mistakes made and update the story to reflect the correct information.

This morning the city’s public works department finished up replacing the Thurman Street Bridge which connects to Morgan Street.  Julius Gatzemeyer said, “We removed the old bridge and replaced the drainage pipe that runs under the bridge.  We then rebuilt the bridge and today are adding a new curb and gutter.”

City officials are saying the construction on the Olive Street Bridge could begin as early as this week. The project includes replacement of the Olive Street Bridge and realignment of the roadway southwest of the bridge. Sidewalk and a pedestrian walkway on the bridge are included. The total contract amount is $215,991.70.