The Jamestown Planning Commission approved the site plan for the redesign of West Third Street during its monthly meeting Tuesday. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips

The redesign of West Third Street in Jamestown has been approved by another city agency.

The Jamestown Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the site plan for the redesign that will take place this summer between Hall Avenue and Hallock Street.

Jeff Lehman, city public works director, discussed how new sidewalks, driveway aprons, decorative lighting and trees will be installed along the corridor. He also talked about how electrical conduits will be installed underground that will, in the future, make accessing electric lines easier for Jamestown Board of Public Utilities employees. The electric lines are currently behind some of the houses in the area, which makes access difficult for BPU workers.

Lehman said it was “borderline” whether the commission even had to approve a site plan for the project because nothing about the current design of the street will change. He also discussed how there will be more than one type of tree that will be planted along West Third Street where the “Cathedral Oaks” used to be.

Two years ago, city officials cut down the large oaks, with most being more than 100 feet tall, to prevent the possibility of one of the trees falling onto a house after a couple of close calls following inclement weather.

Lehman said the project will be done section by section and is expected to be completed by the end of summer.

Last month, the Jamestown City Council approved the use of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the redesign of West Third Street during its voting session meeting by a vote of 6 to 2, with Regina Brackman, Ward 3 councilwoman, and Andrew Faulkner, Ward 6 councilman, voting against the project.

Before the vote, Faulkner said he was hesitant to approve the use of city funds for a portion of the project that will go toward removing electrical infrastructure from the backyards of West Third Street residents to underground in the front yard.

“I’m not sure that is totally the city’s responsibility,” he said.

This portion of the project is estimated to account for $180,000 of the $500,000 project.

City officials hope to have a contractor in place for the project by the beginning of May. According to a staff memorandum, the project is estimated to total $479,605.