Concrete In - Granite Out On Princess Street

(New curbing already in place on Princess Street - photo by Gary MacDonald)

Work on the Princess Street upgrade won't be coming to a halt over proposed installation of granite curbing.

Common council has accepted a recommendation to reject a bid by the Heritage Board and Uptown Saint John to have granite curbing reinstalled along the street.

A report by city staff says that would cause delays and add more than 300-thousand dollars to the cost the of project.

But the city will sit down with reps from both groups and try to review the curbing standard for future street upgrades in the Trinity Royal area.