Bright, unique, decorative designs will be installed on the City’s new downtown crosswalks (see them mapped here) starting Thursday, January 12. The work will start on the west side of town and proceed to the east, with the new speed table at Ponce de Leon and Clairemont Avenue being done last. One additional crosswalk will be located in the 100 block of East Trinity Place…
Author: Hugh Saxon
Fire Hydrant to Require Temporary Lane Closure at the ARLO
Beginning the morning of Tuesday, January 10, one eastbound lane (heading out of town) on East Trinity Place between Church Street and East Howard Avenue will be closed to allow for installation of a new fire hydrant at the ARLO.
The work will take place between 9 am and 3 pm each day and should be completed by January 17. Two way traffic will be maintained at all times along East Trinity Place…
Detours on Ponce de Leon for Crosswalk Construction Start Wednesday, November 16
As part of the city crosswalk replacement program, new concrete crosswalks are being built at two locations in downtown Decatur. A new raised mid-block crosswalk will be built in the 200 block on East Ponce de Leon Avenue near North Candler Street and a raised speed table will be installed over the entire intersection at Clairemont and Ponce de Leon Avenues…
North Candler-East Howard Avenue Intersection Closed Through Wednesday
The intersection of North Candler Street and East Howard Avenue will be closed to all traffic through Wednesday, November 16, to continue installation of a new water line. This work is part of the Downtown Decatur Storm Drainage Improvements…
North Candler Street Closing Temporarily for Storm Drainage Improvements
Beginning Wednesday, November 9, North Candler Street will be closed to through-traffic for several weeks while Astra Grading and Pipe installs new storm drainage pipes.
Broken Waterline Affects N. Candler Street
In the course of their work to replace old storm drainage facilities on North Candler Street, Astra Grading and Pipe has inadvertently broken an unmarked waterline on North Candler Street this morning. Repairs are underway…
Severed Powerline Knocks Out Power Downtown
UPDATE: Power has been restored and Decatur High School is resuming operations as normal, including lunch.
A contractor working the N. McDonough streetscape overhaul has hit an unmarked powerline on North McDonough Street, just after noon today, knocking out power to a significant portion of downtown Decatur, including Decatur High School.
No explosion took place and no injuries have been reported. Georgia Power is on the scene and repairs are underway.
CSD and City Configure Revised Pick-Up and Drop-Off Plan for Decatur High
Due to reduced lanes associated with ongoing streetscape work on N. McDonough Street, school and city officials have been working together on an interim plan to accommodate buses and student pick-up and drop-off. That plan involves moving such activities around the corner onto W. Howard Avenue…
East Trinity Place to be Paved, Wednesday, October 19
Astra Grading and Pipe will repave East Trinity Place in front of Fire Station No. 1 on Wednesday, October 19. The work will take one day…