Rebuilding a large section of North Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham is set to begin this week.
The city has finished most of the sewer and water line replacement and plans to start on the rest of the infrastructure improvements between Oak Street and Ring Road. The $2.5-million project will repave the street, build new sidewalks and create a median in the road.
The 10-foot-wide median will be big enough to plant large trees in the middle of it. The road itself will be widened to preserve the diagonal parking on the street. There will also be gaps in the median to allow for left turns.
City officials expect the paving to be finished by August and to be completely finished by November.
Source: Paul O’Meara, assistant director of engineering for the city of Birmingham
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