Work on underground utilities in the Downtown area should slow
traffic for another two weeks before the project's completion in
early June.
The Downtown alley between 2nd and Third streets will be the last
step of the project to put utilities under ground. Above-ground
utility lines won't be removed until after summer.
Construction on a Park Avenue sidewalk project from Wendt Terrace
to St. Ann's Drive will begin June 23, eliminating parking in that
section for five weeks. A pedestrian project on Temple Hills Drive
will begin July 21, which will overlap with the Park Avenue project
for five days and create "a significant congestion problem," Director
of Public Works Steve May said.
Those dates are subject to change, but City Engineer Derek Wieske
said they would like to finish both projects in the summer to avoid
school traffic on Park Avenue.
