Crews correcting sloped portions of sidewalk boulevard on North River

‘Double Curb’ is solution to concerns of community
Workers with Complete Concrete last week began replacing the sloped sidewalk boulevard with a new ‘double curb’ design to help with the transitionally safety from the storefronts to the lower roadway. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
Workers with Complete Concrete last week began replacing the sloped sidewalk boulevard with a new ‘double curb’ design to help with the transitionally safety from the storefronts to the lower roadway. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

HOT SPRINGS – Concerns about the sloped concrete boulevard on the new sidewalk along the business side of North River Street got addressed last week, as crews with Complete Concrete began putting in a “double curb” in several locations.

Hot Springs Mayor Bob Nelson said the work is the result of a compromise offered by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SD-DOT) after businesses complain…