The nearly $5 million project to reconstruct the road has been in the works for years and is set to begin in April and last through the middle of October 2018.

The 5,300-square-foot station at Stevens Commons continues recent investments in city infrastructure and services, and city officials hope it spurs future investments across Hallowell.

The Second Street station was built in 1828 and has a leaning wooden hose tower, basement walls and some beams damaged by fire, and other structural problems that will be fixed.

The station will be built on the Stevens Commons campus, and Mayor Mark Walker said he wants it completed before the Water Street reconstruction project begins in April.

The council also will consider extending the marijuana moratorium, which is set to expire in October.

The bridge will close for about 55 days while the Maine Turnpike Authority repairs the superstructure, and drivers will be routed along Whitten Road and Western Avenue through Augusta.