An infrastructure upgrade project in Hartley has reached the finish line – sort of, anyway.

The new force main and lift station on the city's east side went online last Thursday. The development capped several months of work, which required extensive construction along and under Eighth Avenue East.

According to Hartley Public Works Superintendent Jaron Benz, things went well. In addition to flipping the switch at the new lift station, a manhole located at the intersection of South Eighth Avenue East and Second Street Southeast was replaced on Sept. 29.

"It actually went pretty smoothly,"...