Location: 339 Edgewood Avenue SE from Hillard Street SE to William Holmes Borders Senior Drive SE. 

Date & Duration: Monday, August 3, through Tuesday, August 11, 2026, from 12 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. 

Details: Crews will make emergency repairs to a six-inch water main, resulting in the closure of Edgewood Avenue SE. 

Traffic Control: Traffic control measures will be in place to safely guide motorists through and around the work zone. Residents will continue to have access to their homes, and nearby businesses, schools, and places of worship will remain accessible throughout construction. 

For your safety, please use caution when traveling through the area and follow all posted traffic control signs and directions from construction personnel. Whenever possible, consider using alternate routes to avoid delays. 

Detours: Traveling eastbound on Edgewood Ave. SE 

• Turn left onto Fort St. northbound 
• Turn right onto Auburn Ave. eastbound 
• Turn right onto Jackson St. southbound 
• Turn left to return onto Edgewood Ave. eastbound 

Traveling westbound on Edgewood Ave. SE 

• Turn right onto Jackson St. northbound 
• Turn left onto Auburn Ave. westbound 
• Turn left onto Leonard Tate St. (Bell St.) southbound 
• Turn right to return onto Edgewood Ave. westbound 

Traveling northbound on Hilliard St. SE 

• Turn right onto Tanner St. eastbound 
• Turn left onto WH Borders then immediately right onto Chamberlain St. eastbound 
• Turn left onto Jackson St. northbound 
• Turn left onto Auburn Ave. westbound 
• Turn right to return onto Hilliard St. northbound