Traffic and parking on North Main Street in Charles City could be fully restored by the end of this week.
Bill Ries with Veenstra & Kimm, the project managers, says crews from Heartland Asphalt applied the base layer of 1.5 inches of asphalt to the east lanes of Main Street on Friday (10.04). Monday (10.07) morning, contractors began paving the intermediate layer of another 1.5 inches of new asphalt on the east half of Main Street.
Following this, one final surface layer of 1.5 inches of asphalt will be paved on both the east and west halves of Main Street, with work anticipated to be performed mid-week. If things go well, paint crews will begin striping the pavement later in the week.
Ries adds that, after the striping of the new pavement is complete, traffic and parking access on both sides of Main Street will be restored.
Until then, all parking on Main Street will be closed, and most side streets will have limited access. The two roads open to cross Main Street in downtown Charles City remain Clark Sand Hulin streets.
