(KAIR)--A new program, being launched in Atchison, is “aimed at addressing brick street conditions,” in the city, with the first project set to begin in the very near future.

Announcement of the program, focused on the restoration of the city’s historic brick streets, comes in a release from the City of Atchison.

According to the release, the first project of the new program “will focus on 1,700 square feet of uneven brick areas along North 4th Street between Parallel and Unity [Streets].”

The release notes that the project, estimated to cost $20,000, is expected to begin late this fall, with work possibly lasting into the winter months.

The release explains that “the repair consists of removing brick from the affected areas, installing a rock base, ensuring appropriate compaction, then replacing the brick back and filling the small voids with sand.”

Atchison’s brick streets have long been known outside the local area, with their origin dating back to William “Deafy” Boular, who lost his legs at the age of 12, when, according to roadsideamerica.com, he was run over by a train he could not hear because he was deaf.

Boular, after the loss of his legs, was ultimately fitted with a special pair of boots, which fit the stumps of his legs, making him what the website calls “the perfect height for the job of paving the sidewalks and streets of Atchison with bricks.”

Boular’s bricklaying became known worldwide when Ripley’s Believe It or Not, showcased Boular, claiming that he once laid 46,000 bricks over the course of one, eight-hour workday.

Boular, born in 1869 and died in 1953, is commemorated in Atchison with a life-size statue of his likeness, titled “Lessons From a Master,” that sits in downtown Atchison.

It was dedicated in 2013, three years after Boular was named one of the most fascinating people in Kansas history in a 2010 statewide contest.