Beginning Monday, April 17, the intersection of  Gordon Avenue  at Loomis Street will be closed for a sanitary sewer manhole replacement. Because the manhole is located in the middle of the intersection, the intersection will require a full closure.  

While the repairs are ongoing, traffic on Gordon Avenue and Loomis Street will be detoured onto adjacent streets. Northbound traffic on Gordon Avenue will be detoured west on Mimosa Drive to Rosedale Avenue. Southbound traffic on Gordon Avenue will be detoured west on Hansell Street to Rosedale Avenue. Westbound traffic on Loomis Street will be detoured north on Broad Street to Hansell Street, then west on Hansell Street to Rosedale Avenue. Easbound traffic on Loomis Street will be detoured at Rosedale Avenue north to Hansell Street, then east on Hansell to Broad Street. 

“The detour of traffic through the construction area is necessary to facilitate safety of the work zone for both the contractor and the traveling public,” said Wayne Newsome, assistant city engineer. “We recognize the inconvenience closures of our streets and roadways can cause our citizens and will work as quickly as we can to have this intersection reopened.”

Newsome said that construction is expected to be complete by Friday, April 21.