PORT TOWNSEND — Repaving and other work on Water Street, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been postponed until Monday because of a forecast of extreme weather today and Thursday.
Conditions were wet but tolerable Tuesday. The postponement was because of a holdup in the delivery of building materials, said Tom Miller, project manager.
“Due to a localized band of stormy and icy conditions at the Levitt Pit on Cape George Road, the critical sand bedding and backfill cannot be delivered to the waterline project on Water Street” in Port Townsend, Miller said.
“This, coupled with impending severe winter advisory issued by the National Weather Service through Thursday, has caused the project to be postponed,” he added.
Under the new schedule, the closure will begin Monday, and the street will be reopened March 25.
The project’s first step is a 24-hour water shutdown in order to replace a main waterline.
During that time, the city will provide temporary water service to the businesses that require water to stay open and allow them to maintain their regular business hours.
During the closure, traffic will be routed along Quincy and Washington streets, which will allow vehicle access to City Hall, the American Legion and the Northwest Maritime Center.
Semitrucks and recreational vehicles will not be allowed to make a right turn on Washington Street and will instead be routed through uptown, Miller said.
Sidewalks along Water Street will be kept open during the closure, Miller said.
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Jefferson County Reporter Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or charlie.bermant@peninsuladailynews.com.