Public Works News

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.

 

 

A section of southbound Northeast Douglas Street between Northeast Orchard Street and Northeast Forest Avenue is set to close daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Friday, Oct. 10, and will last for approximately two weeks. The closure is necessary for the installation of a gas main.

Sections of Northeast Douglas Street between Northeast Elm Street and Northeast Forest Avenue are set to close in one block increments daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, Oct. 2. Work is permitted for two weeks. READ MORE -->