West Center St. in Downtown Rochester to Close Starting Monday
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Another road closure is coming to downtown Rochester.
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The latest closure gets started on Monday.
It is tied to restoration work on one of the city’s parking ramps. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be detoured away from the area, a news release issued by the City of Rochester says.
West Center St. to Close Between Broadway Ave. & 1st Ave. for Three Weeks Starting Monday
One block of Center St. West between Broadway Ave. and 1st Ave. will be closed in both directions.
The closure is to accommodate work on the deck of the Center St. Ramp that crosses over Center St.
Closing the road will allow crews working on the ramp the space needed to do their job safely and more efficiently, the news release says.
Officials say the road closure is expected to last for about three weeks, weather permitting.
Center St. Ramp Restoration
A multi-month closure of the Center St. Ramp started on March 23.
City officials said the closure is to accommodate necessary restoration work that will extend the useful life of the parking structure.
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Officials said the location of the work and layout of the ramp prevents vehicles from circling the ramp in both directions.
The restoration work on the ramps is scheduled to wrap up in August.
Parking Alternatives
During the closure motorists parking in downtown Rochester are advised to use the 2nd St. ramp, located at 14 2nd Street SE and Ramp 6, at 59 1st Street SE.
Drivers can get 10 minutes of free parking at the yellow parking meters downtown by pressing the “+” button on the meter.
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