South Congress repaving begins today
Project will close lanes, prohibit parking on thoroughfare for next six
weeks
By Ben Wear
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A project to resurface South Congress Avenue from Riverside Drive to Oltorf
Street will come with lane closures and traffic delays running from today
through mid-July.
The work will begin at the south end, moving in a first phase to Annie
Street. Northbound lanes will typically be closed from 8:30 a.m. (near the
end of the morning rush period with heaviest inbound traffic) until 7 p.m. ,
and southbound lane closures will run from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. , ending
before outbound traffic thickens. At least one lane will always be open in
each direction.
The second phase, expected to last from about June 10 to June 27 , will run
from Annie Street to Nellie Street at the south end of the Texas School for
the Deaf’s frontage on South Congress. The final phase, from about June 28
to July 15 , will cover the Nellie-to-Riverside interval, according to the
city’s Public Works Department.
The project, which follows extensive underground utility replacement work
that left parts of South Congress uneven and pockmarked, involves removing
three inches of pavement and replacing it with new asphalt.
On-street parking in the posted work zones will be prohibited during
construction. The repaving will extend to side streets 30 to 70 feet from
intersections with South Congress.
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Source:
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/south-congress-repaving-begins-today-1510555.html