NEDERLAND — Street crews may be working the night shift.

The Nederland City Council approved soliciting bids for the Nederland Avenue paving, drainage and utility improvements project at the regular meeting on Monday afternoon. Robert Woods, public works director, informed some contractors asked for an opportunity to do the work at night.

By doing so, it won’t negatively impact traffic and businesses as much as in the daytime.

The project will resurface Nederland Avenue from Highway 69 to Twin City Highway, complete the 12^th Street drainage project and lay a waterline from 30^th Street to 20^th Street, on to 12^th Street.

“This will have a minimal impact on citizens,” Woods said. “It will be mostly night work with minimal day work.”

Crews would start 30 minutes after dusk and stop 30 minutes before dawn. Woods added this will be beneficial in costs for the city too since it will be less disturbing than in the daytime.

There are three homes in the 35^th Street area that may be impacted by the noise. Crews will try to work at either 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. to do the milling work to cut back on sound.

The project is still scheduled for 182 calendar days and crews will work five days a week with authorized-only work on Saturday and a rare Sunday under extreme circumstances.

Councilman Talmadge Austin said he wants the contractor to communicate with Woods the entire time of the project and have their telephone numbers available to the city.

The city of Nederland will reintroduce their spay and neuter program on Feb. 5. The program was introduced last year to manage the animal population that is vital to the public health.

The only adjustment this year is residents who make $125,000 or more per year are not eligible for financial assistance. Last year’s cutoff salary was $150,000 or more a year.

Lastly, donations were given from the Nederland Heritage Festival Foundation to the Nederland police, fire, parks & recreation and animal control departments.

City Manager Chris Duque said organizations apply for grants from the foundation.

“It’s something ongoing to support the community and the city,” he said.