N. McDonough Streetscape Overhaul – Decatur Makeover

Downtown RR Crossing Paving and Streetscape Improvements Continue This Week

Hugh Saxon — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:26:05 +0000

Street re-surfacing in downtown Decatur is expected continue on Wednesday, August 2, and Thursday, August 3. This work will be limited to the intersection at College Avenue and South McDonough Street and possibly the intersection of East Trinity Place, East Howard Avenue and North Candler Street...

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Downtown Paving Postponed Until Tuesday, July 25

Hugh Saxon — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:26:04 +0000

This morning’s showers delayed the start of re-surfacing work on several streets in downtown Decatur until Tuesday morning, July 25. For more about what's going on, see here.

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Downtown Streets to be Resurfaced Beginning Monday, July 24

Hugh Saxon — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:26:52 +0000

Weather permitting, several downtown Decatur streets will be repaved beginning Monday, July 24, following completion of the present milling work concluding -- ideally -- on Friday, July 21.

This is an ambitious effort and is being done to complete as much work as possible before the City Schools reconvene on August 1. It’s expected the work will take 2-3 days...

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Water Line Break Interrupts Water Service on North McDonough

Hugh Saxon — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:11:55 +0000

A contractor working on the North McDonough streetscape project broke a water line today around 3:30 p.m. DeKalb County Watershed Management is on-site to make repairs. Water service on North McDonough between Trinity and Howard will be interrupted until the repairs are completed...

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Steer Clear: Gas Line Break Closes North McDonough

Hugh Saxon — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:43:21 +0000

A contractor working on the North McDonough streetscape project severed a gas line a few minutes after 1:00 p.m. today. A repair crew is en route. North McDonough is closed and will remain closed until the line is repaired...

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Ouch! Temporary Overnight Closures on North McDonough Require Third Round

Hugh Saxon — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:27:04 +0000

UPDATE: Due to the ongoing challenges of aged and unmarked infrastructure, last week's overnight utility relocation work is set to continue. North McDonough Street will again be closed overnight to through traffic between Trinity Place and East Maple Street from Tuesday, May 9, through Friday morning, May 12. Each temporary closure will begin at 11:00pm and end at 6:00am the next day.

Should complications require, work may continue again next week. Be sure to check back here for further updates. Detour information provided below in last week's announcement remains accurate...

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Temporary Overnight Closures on North McDonough Return Monday

Hugh Saxon — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:10:28 +0000

Our last round of temporary closures encountered some unmarked underground utilities, delaying completion of the work. Accordingly, North McDonough Street will again be closed overnight between Trinity Place and East Maple Street beginning Monday, April 24, and then repeating on Tuesday, April 25. As before, each temporary closure will begin at 11:00pm and end the following morning at 6:00am. Assuming no further hidden discoveries, everything is expected to be completed by Wednesday morning...

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Temporary Overnight Closures on North McDonough Begin Wednesday Night

Hugh Saxon — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:52:41 +0000

North McDonough Street will be closed overnight to through traffic between Trinity Place and East Maple Street beginning Wednesday, April 19, and then repeating on Thursday, April 20. Each temporary closure will begin at 11:00pm and end the following morning at 6:00am. Everything is expected to be completed by Friday morning...

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Paving and Grading Continues at Howard and McDonough on Saturday, March 11

Hugh Saxon — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:01:50 +0000

The intersection at McDonough and Howard will be closed again on Saturday, March 11 to complete the grading and resurfacing associated with the reconstruction of the railroad crossing. This will allow the pavement to be raised to provide a gentler slope on the north side of the crossing and an accessible path for persons in wheelchairs or those using strollers. Parts of the PATH Foundation’s Stone Mountain Trail near the crossing will be closed to bicycle traffic as well...

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Be Advised: Big Week Ahead on N. McDonough

Hugh Saxon — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:20:56 +0000

The intersection at McDonough and Howard will be closed for grading and resurfacing on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.

Parts of the PATH Foundation’s Stone Mountain Trail near the crossing have been demolished and will be closed to bicycle traffic as well...

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