BATAVIA – The city of Batavia is looking at giving utility assistance to River Street businesses affected by the streetscape improvement project.

River Street is set to reopen to pedestrian and vehicular traffic Oct. 19. The street has been closed since spring.

“There is no disputing the fact that, despite the attempts to maintain access, the project has had a significant negative impact to the street. And access at any particular hour to any particular business has been confusing, to say the least,” Batavia City Administrator Bill McGrath said in a memo to aldermen.