A number of residents have commented about the removal of the magnolia in the traffic island at North Candler Street and East Trinity Place. This is part of the overall plan for improving the Candler railroad crossing to make it accessible and safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and the disabled; encourage persons who live in Winnona Park, the McDonough-Adams-Kings Highway community, and other neighborhoods south of the CSX rail corridor to walk and bike into downtown Decatur; and improve the “Safe Route to School” for students and parents who travel to the Fourth/Fifth Academy, Renfroe Middle School, and Decatur High School…
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Detour on East Howard Avenue for Broken Sewer Line
An old terra cotta sanitary sewer collapsed on East Howard Avenue this afternoon during construction of the downtown Decatur storm drainage improvements. This required closing the short section of East Howard Avenue between North Candler and East Trinity Place…
Fire Engines Will Park Temporarily in Alley between Scott Park and Decatur Library
While the driveway at Fire Station No. 1 is being rebuilt, the Decatur Fire Department will stage its fire engines from the alley between Scott Park and Decatur Library…
Sweet Relief: East Trinity Place To Be Milled, Paved, and Fully Re-Opened
Astra Grading and Pipe will commence milling and repaving East Trinity on Wednesday, September 28, together with installation of new sidewalks, streetlights, and a heavy duty driveway for Fire Station No. 1…
Lane Shift on North McDonough Street
BRTU Construction is installing new lane markings, traffic control barricades and fencing to temporarily shift all vehicle traffic to 2 lanes on the east side of North McDonough Street. On-street parking will be eliminated during construction as well…
Work Starts on the North McDonough Streetscape and Railroad Crossing Improvements
Work is beginning to crank up on the North McDonough Streetscape Improvement and the Railroad Crossing Improvements at McDonough and Candler. The City Commissioners have awarded a contract for the work to BRTU Construction of Forest Park. The total budget for the work is about $5.5 million…
Conflict Resolved: Box finished, drainage work continues
Astra Grading and Pipe has completed installing a steel sleeve and building a conflict box around an existing 20” water main directly in the path of the new storm line and has started laying pipe again on East Trinity Place…
Infrastructure is Full of Surprises: Sewer work on East Trinity halted temporarily
Surprises, typically considered in a positive light, are also among the many challenges of building new underground infrastructure. This is especially true when the work is taking place in an historic place like Decatur, one of the oldest communities in metro Atlanta…
Be Aware: Tuesday, July 26 pavement testing for new downtown crosswalks
Autaco Development will begin testing asphalt at 8:30 am on Tuesday, July 26, at the locations of new downtown Decatur crosswalks (see them mapped here). There are 7 new crosswalks planned for downtown Decatur. Six are located at various locations on East and West Ponce de Leon Avenue and one is in the 100 block of East Trinity Place.
Water line break causing temporary traffic issues on East Trinity
Earlier this morning, July 25, Astra Grading and Pipe broke a water line in front of Fire Station No. 1 on East Trinity Place. DeKalb County Watershed Management is on the scene and has started the necessary repairs.