After excavating the street, contractors found they could move utility work to the center of the intersection, allowing traffic to flow around it.
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Motorists traveling both directions on César Chávez will be able to turn south onto South Alamo Street into Southtown, and the street will not be closed to northbound traffic after all.excavated, the contractor alerted the city that the utility work could be moved to the center of the intersection, allowing traffic to flow around it.
Intersection construction has now moved to that quadrant. The timeline for completion remains mid-November, but traffic will no longer be closed in any direction. The full South Alamo Street Project, which runs from César Chávez to Market Street, is expected to be complete in early 2025. District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur, whose office has been working closely with affected businesses to develop signage and other mitigation efforts, said in a statement that she’s pleased the intersection is reopening sooner than expected.
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