Signs already are up announcing “Road will close on 5-4-20 for 600 days,” but the street remained open Tuesday afternoon.
The street is being closed for several reasons. Among them, the city needs to relocate several utilities, including electric, gas, water, storm sewers and sanitary sewers, as well as communication cables.
“This construction will leave the street in poor condition,” said Rich Engle, the city’s director of engineering. Eventually the city will repave the roadway, but officials will wait to do final paving of B Street until the construction is finished because construction vehicles will further damage the street, Engle said.
Spooky Nook construction will be happening on both sides of B Street, with completion estimated to happen in late 2021.
“Closing B Street provides maximum safety for motorists and pedestrians by keeping them out of both city and developer construction zones,” Engle said.
The 600-day estimate is officials’ best guess for the project’s completion, he added.
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