THE APEX TIMES
Crews will work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the West Short and Market intersection, with pedestrians and drivers expected to see changes around the work zone.
Crews began raised crosswalk construction at the intersection of West Short Street and Market Street in Lexington on Monday, Nov. 3, according to WKYT.
The project will involve work at the crossing area, with the work scheduled to continue daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline for the current phase of work is Friday, Nov. 20.
During the scheduled hours, drivers approaching the intersection and pedestrians using the crosswalk are expected to encounter temporary conditions related to construction activity. The nature of those day-to-day changes was not detailed in the report, but traffic control measures are typically used to keep workers and the public separated from the work zone while work is underway.
The work is set to run throughout the period, with the same daytime window each day. WKYT’s reporting places the construction activities specifically within that 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. timeframe, indicating that outside those hours the intersection may operate differently than during work periods.
A raised crosswalk is generally intended to improve pedestrian visibility and vehicle yielding behavior at intersections, but the report did not specify the particular design goals for this location or whether additional curb, sidewalk, or drainage changes are included.
Officials and residents seeking to travel through West Short and Market during the construction window may face delays or rerouting depending on how traffic is controlled day-to-day, WKYT said, pointing to the construction schedule as the key planning factor.
With the work continuing through Nov. 20, the next measurable update for the public is the completion date for this phase of construction, after which crews would be expected to remove temporary infrastructure and restore normal intersection conditions.
