Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City parking lot improvement project moves forward, on Friday August 18, 2017 as construction starts on the parking lot north of the post office and the parking lot west of the Viking Room building.

On Monday August 21st, construction will start on the Rosebud Visitor Center parking lot, being reconstructed into a concrete lot. A temporary parking lot will be designated to the west of the outdoor railroad exhibit near the Rosebud Visitor’s Center.

All of those parking lots will be closed while concrete work and the mill and overlay work is being completed.

Residents need also to be aware that the Valley City Public Works Office drop box behind the post office will be closed starting Thursday August 17th for about three weeks due to the parking lot repair work.

Valley City resident are being asked to use the drop box in the Public Works entry or in the office between 7:30am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday until the parking lot project is completed.

Updated maps for all parking lot closures will be posted on the City of Valley City’s website www.valleycity.us/ when they are taking affect.

Questions may be directed to the KLJ office in Valley City at 845-4980.

Now open to the public are lots for the most part, finished.

Those  include the City Hall parking lot, the city lot north of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and the city parking lot south of the VFW Club. Friday August 18th, construction will start on the parking lot north of the post office and the parking lot west of the Viking Room building in Valley City.

Meanwhile, Crews are seal coating several Valley City streets applying oil to the paving surface and then covering the oil with rock chips.

KLJ reminds Valley City motorists to have their vehicles parked off the street in those areas allow the  contractor to complete the work.