Part of East Union Street, one lane of North Green Street to close for construction

City crews will be closing the 100 block of East Union Street Monday, April 26, through Friday, April 30, from approximately 7am to 3pm each day to perform construction on the traffic islands surrounding the Courthouse Square. The left lane of North Green Street closest to the Courthouse Square, beginning at its intersection with East Meeting Street, will also be closed.

When crews are finished working each day, they will reopen the 100 block of East Union Street and left lane of North Green Street until resuming work the following day. Motorists should plan their daily drive accordingly, and avoid attempting to drive in the 100 block of East Union Street during construction hours.

This construction work is part of the ongoing renovations to the Courthouse Square. Crews are only performing work on the traffic islands on East Union Street at this time, but will also renovate the traffic islands on the East Meeting Street side of the Courthouse Square at a later date. More information on that work will be shared before it is performed.

The renovations to the islands surrounding the Courthouse Square will have two major benefits:

• Creating angled parking on North Green Street – The left turn only lane will be removed and additional angled parking spaces will be created. This change will increase the parking spaces available on Green Street by 11. It will also create 2 new Americans with Disabilities Act compliant spaces on South Sterling Street.
• Crosswalks will be shortened between 8 feet and 15 feet, depending on the location, creating safer pedestrian crosswalks by decreasing the distance pedestrians need to walk to cross the busy streets.

For more information, contact the Main Street Office at 828-438-5252.