Weather permitting, East Trinity Place between Fire Station No. 1 and the CSX rail line (as well as a short segment of East Howard Avenue) will be resurfaced on Thursday, August 17. This will conclude the street repaving associated with the Railroad Crossing Improvement at Candler and McDonough…
Storm Drainage Improvements
Downtown Streets to be Resurfaced Beginning Monday, July 24
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…
Final Paving Work Will Complete Downtown Storm Drainage Improvements
The final stage of work on Phase 2 of the Downtown Decatur Storm Drainage Improvements project is expected to start on Wednesday, July 12. This includes milling, rebuilding, and repaving the streets in the project area, including North Candler Street, East Howard Avenue, and Barry Street…
Sewer Improvements to Require Temporary Lane Closure on East Trinity Place
Beginning the morning of Monday, January 30, one eastbound lane on East Trinity Place at East Howard Avenue will be closed to allow connection of the new Howard Avenue sanitary sewer line to the existing line.
The work will take place between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm each day and should be completed by February 2. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times along East Trinity Place.
To minimize impacts, the work has been scheduled to avoid morning and afternoon rush hours…
Aging Sewer Line Complicates Old Decatur Stormwater Project
A crumbling terracotta sanitary sewer line was exposed recently during the City’s ongoing stormwater project, revealing considerable deficiencies. DeKalb County (who manages the City’s water and waste infrastructure) has assessed its condition and will be installing a new sewer line on East Howard Avenue and Barry Street…
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…
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…