New benches and waste containers for Somerset Street

The city’s transportation committee today approved a request for new benches and refuse containers on Somerset Street West between Booth and Bay streets.

Somerset Street West is undergoing construction between Booth and Preston streets, but the area east of Booth Street is not scheduled for reconstruction in the foreseeable future.

Up to $63,000 will be spent to dot Somerset Street West with distinctive benches and waste containers. The request still has to be approved by city council.