“The removal of the water tower has been planned since early 2023 and is not the result of the semi crash earlier this week,” Cheryl Dillin, city spokeswoman, stated in a release.
The semi crashed into the tower around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on property owned by the city that formerly was the site of a paper company.
“The water tower is still structurally sound and poses no danger to the public,” a statement posted Tuesday afternoon on the city’s Facebook page read.
The detour will be:
West Central Avenue (eastbound): West Central Avenue to North Walnut Street; Walnut to West Main Street (right turn); Main to North Locust Street (right turn; Locust to East Central Avenue.
East Central Avenue (westbound): East Central Avenue to North Locust Street (right turn); Locust to Main Street (left turn); Main to Walnut (left turn); Walnut to West Central Avenue.
South Elm Street (northbound): South Elm Street to Slonaker Drive (right turn); Slonaker to Locust Street (left turn); Locust to East Central Avenue (left turn); Central to North Elm Street.
No parking signs will be posted on Walnut, Main and Locust streets along the detour route and enforced from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
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