Traffic moves Ninth Street on Wednesday evening. The city is planning to improve this stretch of road between Tennessee and Iowa streets.

Ninth Street between Iowa and Tennessee streets is about to get an overhaul.

Contractors will find out June 2 which company submitted the lowest qualifying bid for the job, which has several components:

— Repave the mile-long section of street, by removing the existing surface and replacing it with a fresh, 2-inch-thick coat of pavement.

— Remove and replace sections of curbs and gutters, as needed.

— Add a left-turn lane in the center of Ninth, for vehicles turning onto Avalon Road. The northern stretch of Avalon also will be moved slightly to the east, so that its intersection with Ninth will be closer to a 90-degree angle.