Construction on City’s First Traffic Circle to Begin Next Week
Austin Blair Park, looking northeast, at intersection of Greenwood Avenue, Greenwood Place and West Wilkins Street. (City of Jackson photo) The City of Jackson has announced a massive two-phase road construction project will begin next week in the Austin Blair Park/Mt. Evergreen Cemetery neighborhood south of downtown. Construction crews will replace water mains, reconstruct intersections, resurface streets, and build a new traffic circle around Austin Blair Park. Work will first begin at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and W. Morrell Street. Existing pavement will be removed so an aging water main under the intersection can be replaced. Once that work is complete, the intersection will receive new pavement, curbs and sidewalks, and improved traffic signals. This area will be closed to through traffic during construction, which is expected to last until mid-August. This is a major access point to the downtown area and drivers are advised to seek alternate routes and follow posted detours. Once work at that intersection is complete, crews will move north to replace water mains and resurface streets on Greenwood Avenue and S. Jackson Street up to W. Franklin Street. This work will also include constructing a new traffic circle surrounding Austin Blair Park. The…
