Construction coming to downtown Owensboro

The city of Owensboro is ready to tackle another construction project, all part of the city's downtown revitalization plan.

Bill Hughes has watched downtown Owensboro change and grow from his restaurant located a few blocks from Smothers Park.

He says the city has done a great job expanding the sidewalks.

"It's been great for all the businesses and I think they've done a super job with the design and the implementation," said Hughes, owner of Bill's Restaurant.

Construction will be moving away from the river and up Frederica Street near Hughes' Restaurant.

The city will be working on the intersections of third, fourth, and fifth street along Frederica Street after the barbeque festival.

It's all part of the city's downtown revitalization plan.

The city plans to replace asphalt at the intersections with brick pavers and replace traffic signal poles to match the ones on west second street.

Bryant Engineering is designing the plan and the city expects to advertise the bid next spring.

Hughes says construction should have some impact on the business, but doesn't expect it to be too bad.

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Construction coming to downtown Owensboro