Public Works News

A section of Southeast Browning Street between Southeast Eighth Street and Southeast Blue Parkway was set to close on Thursday, Oct. 23 (postponed from Oct. 22), through Friday, Nov. 21 (extended from Nov. 7). The work is necessary for water line work as part of the Route 291 north and U.S. 50 Interchange project. Also on Thursday, Oct. 23 (postponed from Oct. 22), Southeast Douglas Street north of Southeast Blue Parkway will reopen but Southeast Ninth Street will...

Update 11/26/25: Northwest Main Street is now open.

Northwest Colbern Road between Northwest Blue Parkway and Northeast Douglas Street is now open to traffic.

Please note there will be some ongoing work along the corridor, and Northwest Main Street at Northwest Colbern Road will remain closed for approximately one month.

Update 12/12/25: Southwest Scherer Road is now open. Update 12/5/25: The closure of Southwest Scherer Road at its intersection with Southwest Pryor Road has been extended by one week. It was originally scheduled to reopen today 12/5/25. The intersection of Southwest Scherer and Southwest Pryor Roads is set to close on Wednesday, October 22, for approximately forty-five days. The closure is necessary for intersection reconstruction.

Utility work along Southwest Fourth Street between Southwest Jefferson and Southwest Market streets requires the closure of the alley between Southwest Fourth and Southwest Fifth streets beginning Wednesday, October 15. A utility contractor will be installing a gas main as well as abandoning a portion, and work is permitted through the end of November.

 

 

Sections of Southwest Oldham Parkway and Southwest Jefferson Street (in green on the map below) have been partially open, but will fully close again on Monday, Oct. 13, for approximately one month. The detour ties in with the existing detour for the closure of Southwest Oldham Parkway between Southwest Allendale Boulevard and the Southwest Oldham Parkway exit from Route 291.