Old Post Road and 11th Avenue project trudges along

The beautification project planned for Old Post Road and 11th Avenue in Sidney is slowly moving forward.

The project, initially proposed last summer, has faced numerous setbacks. The plans call for installing landscaping, a wall and sign at the corner of the two streets.

Barry Swanson, a project manager at Baker & Associates, discussed the project at Tuesday night’s Sidney City Council meeting.

He said when the proposal was initially put out to bid last fall, no quotes were received. When a bid was finally submitted, the numbers were unacceptable.

“So then we tried to break the project down in...