Weeklong water main work starts on Hillsboro Avenue

A section of water main on Hillsboro Avenue between North Main Street and approximately Commercial Street is being replaced. Work started Aug. 26.

The replacement is expected to take about a week, with two-way traffic maintained on Hillsboro Avenue for most of the project. Afterward, crews will spend approximately a week testing the line and patching the road. The work is weather dependent.

Access to the Hillsboro Avenue entrances and exits of the nearby parking lot may be occasionally limited, but disruptions are not expected to last long. Drivers may use North Kansas Street, East Vandalia Street and Plaza Court, or North Main Street to access the parking area.

After the water main project is complete, crews will mill and pave the 100 block of North Main Street and the affected section of Hillsboro Avenue. That work is expected to take place primarily at night.

Drivers are asked to use caution and be alert and courteous around construction workers.