The city of Marshall is planning to reconstruct a stretch of South Fifth Street, between Main and Saratoga Streets. This week, city council members set a public hearing on the project for Feb. 10.

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall is looking at reconstructing part of South Fifth Street. At this week’s Marshall City Council meeting, council members and city staff said the stretch of road between Main Street and Saratoga Street was in need of work.

“We’ve done a good bit of review of this. And anybody that drives knows that this is long overdue,” council member Craig Schafer said of the project. “That surface is in terrible shape.”

In addition, Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson said the proposed street project would include “pretty significant” drainage improvements in the area.

On Tuesday, council members voted to receive a feasibility report on the project, and to call for a public hearing on Feb. 10.

“In the meantime, we’ll host a public informational meeting for all property owners in the project area on Jan. 22 in these council chambers,” Anderson said.

Anderson said in addition to rebuilding part of South Fifth Street, the project would improve water and sewer lines underneath the roadway, and enhance drainage. The total estimated project cost was about $1.2 million, including contingency and engineering fees, he said.

Schafer said the proposed Fifth Street project was “strongly recommended” by the council’s Public Improvement and Transportation committee.

“Will this impact the alley between Fifth and Sixth Street?” Mayor Bob Byrnes said. Byrnes said the alleyway was also in rough shape.

“This project does not include enhancements in the alley. We’ll probably stop at the driveway apron to the alley,” Anderson said. “But the council did pass an amendment to the special assessment policy for alleys, that would make it advantageous now to get it done. So maybe the property owners will come forward.”

A motion to accept the feasibility report and call for a hearing on the project passed unanimously.