Washington Street to close Wednesday, Thursday nights for crane removal

posted on: 9/27/2015; updated: 9/28/2015

Beginning Monday, Sept. 28, through Thursday, Oct. 1, the Myrtle Street walkway will close between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. while crews erect the remaining precast panels for the new parking garage.

The external structure of the parking garage is scheduled to be completed on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Crews will then focus on the internal mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems within the garage, as well as the sidewalks and landscaping around the garage. The parking garage is on schedule to be open to the public during the last week of November.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the section of Washington Street between Central Avenue and Chestnut Street will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Thursday, and again on Thursday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Traffic traveling north on Locust Street will be diverted onto Chestnut Street. The closure is required so the crane used to for the garage precast concrete panels can be disassembled and hauled off site. The work is being completed during nighttime hours to limit the impact to area residents and businesses.