Downtown pedestrian safety project starts today

A nearly 6 million dollar safety project, to protect people walking downtown, starts today.

The money will be used for bollards, street lighting, traffic signals, and sidewalk improvements.

-- STARTS TODAY.THE MONEY WILL BE USED FORBOLLARDS..STREET LIGHTING..TRAFFIC SIGNALS..AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS.SO EXPECT SOME TRAFFICRESTRICTIONS AT FREMONT ANDMAIN STREET -- FREMONT AND 1ST-- AND FREMONT AND 4TH.THE PROJECT WILL TAKE ABOUT 9MONTHS TO COMPLETE.NEW THIS MORNING-- A LOCAL