FARGO-An informational open house is set for Tuesday evening, Jan., 17, to provide information and take public input regarding a major improvement project planned for Fargo's 10th Street North.

The meeting will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Roosevelt Elementary School, 1026 10th St. N.

Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation, which is spearheading the project, will be on hand for the meeting, as will Fargo city staff.

Jeremy Gorden, a transportation division engineer for the city of Fargo, said the work will basically extend along 10th Street North from Fourth Avenue North to 12th Avenue North.

When it comes to the street part of the work, the project essentially calls for replacing what exists now, without widening the street or making other changes.

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"It should just match what's out there," Gorden said.

The other aspect of the project involves replacing water and sewer lines that are many decades old, according to Gorden.

"Really, the biggest thing about the project is to replace the water and sewer (lines)," Gorden said, adding there is an area near Seventh Avenue north where a watermain "continues to break about monthly."

Gorden said design work on the project is expected to happen this year with construction to take place during the summer of 2018.

He said the price tag on the project is expected to be between $4 million and $5 million and property owners in the area of the project will likely be looking at special assessments.

Some parcels fronting on 10th Street could see assessments range from $10,000 to $20,000 per property, according to Gorden.

"It's kind of too early to tell, but it's going to be in that range," he said.