Wellington Heights Update
Crews have completed the milling and application of new pavement lines on 2nd Avenue in the Wellington Heights area. 2nd Avenue, between 12th Street and 19th Street, is now open to two-way traffic. Parking is now available on both sides of the street. Crews are working this week to complete the painting portion of the traditional bike lanes. Residents will also notice sidewalk ramp improvements continue to take place in this area as part of a separate initiative to make our community more accessible.

Downtown Update
Crews continue to work on ADA sidewalk ramps, preliminary pavement work, and replacing manholes. This work is occurring between 5th Street and 6th Street SE. Parking and sidewalk restrictions remain in effect in this area. Portions of the ADA work are also taking place on 2nd Avenue and 1st Street SE, at City Hall.

Residents will notice the new solid white edge lines (pavement markings) on 2nd Avenue. These lines are marking the outside edges of the two driving lanes: 2nd Avenue is currently one-way, with both travel lanes going in the same direction, separated by a white skip line. After the completion of the project in 2018, there will be one lane of traffic in each direction and a new double yellow dividing line. The area you see today between the curb and solid white line will then be used for on-street parking and a new bike lane.

Signal Removals
As a reminder, there have been intersection changes downtown as traffic signals have been removed. Three intersections are now operating as two-way stops (not four-way stops). A summary of these changes is below:

• 2nd Avenue SE and 2nd Street SE
  (2nd Avenue does not stop for cross traffic)
• 2nd Avenue SE and 3rd Street SE (3rd Street does not stop for cross traffic)
• 2nd Avenue SE and 5th Street SE (5th Street does not stop for cross traffic)

City staff continue to monitor the traffic and pedestrian flow downtown as the public adjusts to these changes. Additional pedestrian signage has been incorporated into the roadway layout, to alert motorists that State law requires they stop for pedestrians.

4th and 5th Avenue SE
The contractor for these joint projects is still determining an exact start date. We anticipate the work beginning in roughly two weeks.