Switchover from Old Water System to New System on 5th Street to Occur Overnight Monday and Tuesday

The final step in the underground water upgrades on 5th Street will occur overnight on Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14. This is the final stage of completing the underground water work that replaced water pipes installed over 60 years ago.

The overnight work will be concentrated in the intersection of 5th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue. The intersection will be closed to traffic both nights.  Working overnight will minimize impacts to businesses in this block.

Once this is complete, the road will be put back together with focus shifting to installing new sidewalks and curbs.  Construction is expected to be complete in October.

Crews will work between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and will try to minimize noise impacts to the surrounding area as much as possible.  Crews are working as quickly as possible to complete the underground work. Notifications to affected properties and the travelling public will continue through construction.

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