RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

Work on arterial on East Main reaches $800,000. Picture. 7-9-1960Progress. 7-21-1960Cunillo says East Main 67% complete. 8-12-1960Final finishing work - last strip of blacktop. 9-7-1960East Main Street rebuilding almost completed - Council to ask for same forEllicott Street. 11-16-1960State says siding of NY Central to former Franklin Mill out - checkingownership. Maybe 1-31-1962 11-16-1960Final work on West Main Street done. 6-6-1961Part of East Main to have 40 mph - city 30 mph. 8-9-1961Council gets first draft of State traffic proposals for East Main Street. 8-15-1961Arterial route now ready for summer traffic. 6-28-1962Cement poured for Oak Street Extension bridge. (See Bridges) 9-21-1963State to study long range highway plan. 7-31-1964Ellicott Street work held up for transportation study. 2-13-1965New plans for Ellicott Street reconstruction. 8-20-1965Ellicott Street plans ready for bids. 5-1-1967Preliminary plans for Ellicott Street approved. 2-13-1968Arterial on ellicott Street to start this summer. 3-26-1968Winegar cites advantages from arterial route. 5-17-1968Plans for Ellicott Street rebuilding ready. Main and West Main completed. 8-2-1968Private company to build - state crews overloaded resulting in delay of start. 8-28-1968Bids are below estimates. 1-23-1969Cedar Street being widened as detour while working on Ellicott St. - picture. 4-11-1969Start of work on Ellicott St. - machinery cutting trees. 4-19-1969Excavation starts on Ellicott Street. 4-22-1969Detour along Cedar causes delays. 4-25-1969State recommends alternate route through City, not by-pass. 7-31-1969City asks State help with upkeep on. 9-25-1969Winegar on benefits already to area. 3-2-1970Ellicott Street 65% complete. 6-19-1970Completion in sight. 8-13-1970Ellicott Street dedicated by Gov. Rockefeller. Picture - hospitality problems.300 at breakfast at Moose. Gov. tried to operate pavement markingmachine. 9-22-1970"Over 19,000 miles of new and improved roads built in state since 1958.225 miles of them in Genesee County." 9-22-1970"This city has an open road to a bright future" - said Governor. 9-22-1970West Main turns at Oak blocked - neighbors protest, Dunkin Donuts. 7-25-1974State DOT to review West Main problem. 7-30-1974Curbing blocking turns at Oak to be permanent. 11-29-1974Merchants protest curbing. 12-4-1974West Main - Lewiston Rd. to get realignment. 2-19-1975Barrier at West main & Oak again protested - picture June 11. 6-5-1975Arthur Treacher Fish n ChipsAnthony Pavlick gets permit to remodel Beef n Burger at 212 West Main St.for Arthur Treacher. 3-20-1973Coming soon. 4-17-1973Arthur Treacher coming for opening of restaurant. 6-19-1973Arthur Treacher here for opening - picture. 6-22-1973RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION