The City of Athens announces
East State Street will be reduced to one lane for westbound traffic only, and
the Eastbound lane of East State Street will be closed to thru traffic, but
emergency vehicles will have access. Eastbound traffic will be detoured using
Elmwood Place to Watt Street. The work will begin on Monday, 5 June, 2017 from
6 A. M. until complete, to install a new water main on East State Street at
Madison Avenue.
Parking will be
restricted on the South side of Elmwood Place between East State Street and
Watt Street beginning Monday, 5 June, 2017 at 6 A. M., all violators will be
towed.
Madison Avenue will
be closed between East State Street and Franklin Avenue, including Franklin
Avenue near intersecting with Madison Avenue on 5 June, 2017 thru 10 June, 2017
to traffic, but local residents will have access. Madison Avenue traffic will be detoured using
Spring Street to Evans Street to return to East State Street.
Please use caution and
follow all work zone signs. Do not drive
around road closed signs.
There are no planned
water outages during this phase, but the final phase will have scheduled outages
that will be announced via a press release for Madison Avenue, Spring Street,
and a small section of Franklin Avenue.
The City of Athens
apologizes for any inconvenience incurred during this work. Questions or concerns
may be directed to the City of Athens Engineering and Public Works Department,
740-593-7636.