A busy intersection near Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta will be closed for the next few days.
Atlanta Beltline, Inc. builds a safer intersection for pedestrians and cyclists accessing the Eastside Trail at Monroe Drive.
The intersection, directly at the entrance to Park Tavern, is closed 24 hours a day until Friday evening, June 14.
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Detour routes will guide Beltline users and drivers via Kanuga Street to Virginia Avenue NE and Charles Allen Drive NE to 8th Street.
Park Tavern will remain open during construction.
The project includes an elevated intersection with new crosswalks, pedestrian signals, traffic lights and a plaza.
A bicycle crossing will provide a new entrance to the Eastside Trail, allowing cyclists to travel to the trail from the bike lane at 10th Street.
Although the intersection closure ends Friday, construction of the new sidewalk is expected to be completed in September.
Channel 2 Action News was there when city officials broke ground in August on the new construction project to help connect the Eastside Trail through Piedmont Park.
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