BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — City leaders and local businesses Thursday broke ground on the new Streetscape Project that is aimed at transforming Seneca Street in South Buffalo.

The $10.5 million project is set to revitalize an area that was once one of the most thriving commercial corridors in the region. Over the course of the past few years, the area has started to make a comeback, with restaurants, bars, music venues and many other businesses opening up shop.

A press conference was held Thursday morning to break ground on the project and highlight the importance of investing in the area, which city leaders said will be safer, more welcoming and spur additional economic activity once the project is completed.

The area will see new curbs and sidewalks, repaved roads with new markings and si

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