Part of 4th Ave. NE to close for maintenance work; Will be closed for one month

Published 8:49 am Friday, July 20, 2018

A section of Fourth Avenue Northeast, from City Hall to the Cedar River Bridge, will be closed for maintenance work beginning Monday, July 23.

Work crews will be doing water main and storm sewer work associated with the flood levee. Public Works Director Steven Lang said the closure will last for about one month.

A truck drives past a “road closed” sign on Fourth Avenue NE Thursday afternoon. The road will be closed starting Monday for road work. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Lang also said the contractor for the new Austin Community Rec Center will be extending service to the new building during the closure.

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The city will have detour signs posted along a route that includes Second Street, Second Avenue and Eighth Street Northeast.