Quick take
- Where: Plum Street is closed to through traffic from Georgia Street to Jackson Street, and the eastbound lane is closed out to 1st Street.
- The intersection of Plum and Florida streets is completely closed while the new pipe stretches across it.
- 24-hour work: From Fri., Oct. 16, to Fri., Oct. 23, weather permitting, crews are boring between Jackson and Mississippi streets day and night.
- Detour: Use Mississippi Street to Winnsboro Road. Expect minor delays at rush hour, and don’t drive around barricades.
- Contact: Kenneth Rogers, project manager, City of Monroe, 318-376-3559.
If you drive Plum Street in Monroe, plan on the detour for a few more days. Crews putting in a new 42-inch pipeline for the Georgia Street Pump Station project switched to a 24-hour schedule on Friday, Oct. 16, and expect to finish the round-the-clock work on Friday, Oct. 23, weather permitting, according to the City of Monroe.
What’s closed
- Plum Street, Georgia Street to Jackson Street: closed to through traffic since Oct. 7 and staying closed until further notice.
- Plum Street east to 1st Street: since Oct. 13, the eastbound lane is closed. The westbound lane stays open for local traffic so people who live on that stretch can get home.
- Plum and Florida streets: the intersection is completely closed, because the pipe is laid out across it and about 200 feet to the east. The city said this closure would last until the pipe is pulled into the bore. Its Oct. 12 update expected that in the middle to late part of the following week, which is this week.
Around-the-clock work
Pulley Construction crews are boring under Plum Street from Jackson Street to Mississippi Street to install the new force main. That’s the work running 24 hours a day through Oct. 23. The contractor is using horizontal directional drilling and fused HDPE pipe, the city says.
How to get around it
The city’s suggested route is Mississippi Street to Winnsboro Road. Expect minor delays in the morning and evening rush, slow down near the work zone and follow posted signs. The city reminds drivers that it’s illegal to drive around barricades. The city hasn’t said when Plum Street will fully reopen.
Questions: Kenneth Rogers, project manager, City of Monroe, 318-376-3559.
Also at City Hall
The Monroe City Council meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. A public notice lists hearings on an amendment to the city’s lease with Ingersoll Rand for property at 4601 Central Ave., and on an ordinance that would add notice to certain people when a city board or commission matter goes to the council.