City of Fayetteville, AR
08/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/29/2024 07:54
Block of North St. to be closed in September
Aug. 29, 2024
Contact: Chris Brown
Public Works Director
Public Works Department
479-575-8207
Block of North St. to be closed in September
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, a one-block section of E. North St. - from N. College Ave. to N. Washington Ave. - will be closed to traffic.
The section of North is anticipated to be closed for four weeks; however, inclement weather or unforeseen conditions could delay or extend the estimated work time.
During this time, westbound traffic on North will be detoured to College via N. Waneetah Ave. and E. Oakwood St.; traffic from College will be detoured to North via Oakwood and Waneetah.
The work being done is a continuation of the first phase of the North Street Corridor project, which will bring much needed sidewalk and street improvements to one of Fayetteville's most important east-west corridors.
Earlier this year, as part of phase one, at the intersection of College and North crews installed a dedicated turning lane on North for southbound traffic and a crosswalk on the south side of the intersection and new traffic signals.
Crews now will remove existing unsuitable soils and replace them with a more stable base and concrete pavement section. Also, the entrance to Washington from North will be closed for waterline work. Once this work is complete, crews will install a thin overlay of asphalt from College to Washington.
Other phases of the North Street Corridor project will include improvements from N. Garland Ave. to N. Gregg Ave. and improvements from College to N. Mission Ave. These improvements will include sidewalks, shared-use paved trails, trees, lighting and intersection improvements.
The North Street Corridor project is funded by the Street Improvement Bond approved by Fayetteville residents in 2019. To learn more about this project, go to: https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3589/North-Street-Corridor.
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