What a difference a year makes.
A year ago, Greencastle Mayor Lynda Dunbar was in the midst of having her first year as mayor riddled with ongoing issues with the U.S. 231 construction through the heart of Greencastle.
And, while construction has ramped up recently on the north end of the city, Dunbar disclosed this week that all is well at the moment.
Dunbar told the Greencastle City Council and those in attendance at the council meeting this week that the 231 closure is making good progress.
"They are on schedule. They have the water line almost completely installed through there, so they will probably be hooking it over soon. The sewer line is almost installed also, and a couple of the laterals have been attached over. They are not behind schedule. They are right on schedule, and they are moving along," Dunbar said.
The last round of construction is along Jackson Street from the Putnam County Courthouse all the way to the CSX railroad crossing.
While there is no traffic allowed on Jackson Street, Dunbar acknowledged that there are a lot of cars and other vehicles that are using city streets as part of the detour routes.
Not only is there more traffic on roads that don't normally see traffic, there are potholes emerging all over the city.
"Every day we continue to work through trucks and cars on our streets. We have tried to keep up with filling potholes. Right now, we have the cold patch, so we don't have the good stuff yet. We will keep plugging along on those as long as we can until the asphalt companies open soon," Dunbar said.
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