Martin Luther King Jr. Way closes in both directions from S. 11th Street to S. 9th Street for track installation next week (updated information) -…

The contractor will continue to keep the northbound lane of traffic open on Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 11th St. to S. 9th St. this week, and will close MLK Jr. Way in both directions between S. 11th St. and S. 9th St. as soon as Monday, June 8.

In other areas, crews will start working on a water line on Pacific Avenue north of S. 7th St. The contractor will continue to install a sewer line on MLK Jr. Way from 6th Avenue to S. 8th St. On N. 1st St., crews will continue track installation, driveway and sidewalk work. On Division Ave., crews are installing track and foundations for Link power poles from Yakima Ave. to I St.

Looking ahead, the contractor plans to install track on the west side of Stadium Way near I-705, closing the I-705 onramp, as soon as June 8.

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WhatConstruction and traffic restrictions on Pacific Avenue, Stadium Way, N. 1st Street, Yakima Avenue, Division Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Way, S. 7th Street, S. 10th Street, S. 11th Street, and S. 17th Street

Week of June 1

Later this week, the contractor will complete the track work on MLK Jr. Way from Earnest Brazill to S. 11th St., and will open that block on MLK Jr. Way as well as S. 11th St. Then, the contractor will close MLK Jr. Way in both directions from S. 11th St. to S. 9th St. for track installation. Crews will install track on the west side of MLK Jr. Way as far as S. 9th St. and then will turn around and install track on the east side of MLK Jr. Way from S. 9th St. going south. During the full street closure, S. 10th St. will be closed on either side of MLK Jr. Way for a half-block to the alleys. This street closure may start as soon as the afternoon of June 3 and take about 3-4 weeks.

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