The Clyde Alley archway project should be done by April after the Langley City Council approved the $5,000 contract Tuesday.

Skagit Valley-based glass and metal artists Lin McJunkin and Milo White are being contracted with to install the archway over the entrance to the alley from the Third Street parking area behind Langley Village, The Braeburn and Useless Bay Coffee Company. The alley itself is between Callahan’s Firehouse and The Braeburn.

The project was initially budgeted for $3,000 to $6,000. Half will be paid on the effective date of the contract, March 1, and the remaining $2,500 will be paid once the construction and installation is completed, according to the contract.

With glass panels inset into the metal archway, light will play with the colored glass differently throughout the day.

“When the sun rises and the sun sets, you’ll get different looks,” said Frank Rose, chairman of the Langley Arts Commission which selected McJunkin and White’s proposal.

The archway was the third major project accomplished by the arts commission. Perhaps the most notable undertaking was the selection and administration of the sculpture park at the Second Street plaza, midway between Cascade and Anthes avenues.