Road project will force water shutoff on Monday
Water service is to be shut off for four hours Monday along Hurley Avenue and on some surrounding city streets as part of a road rehabilitation project.
The shutoff is to last from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“In order to relocate a hydrant that is in conflict with the Hurley Avenue Revitalization Project, a shutdown of water service to some residents in the nearby section of Kingston is needed,” the city said in a written notice.
Because the affected area includes J. Watson Bailey Middle School and Harry L. Edson Elementary School, “the shutdown is planned for ... Columbus Day to coincide with a period when students will not be present,” the city said.
Residents and businesses on the following streets are expected to be without water service for the four-hour period. • Hurley Avenue, from Shamrock Lane to the Kingston-town of Ulster line. (This stretch includes several medical offices, the Daily Freeman office, a credit union, an Elks lodge, the Pointe of Praise church, numerous homes and small businesses, and the Stony Run apartment complex.)
• Part of Shamrock Lane.
• Taylor Street.
• Quarry Street.
• Coffey Place.
• Snyder Avenue.
• Apple Street.
• Howland Avenue.
• Fairview Avenue Extension.
• Country Village condominiums.
The Hurley Avenue project began this week with digging at the edge of Freeman parking lot to make way for a sidewalk.
Milling of the road, in preparation for repaving, is to begin around Oct. 15, Mayor Steve Noble said previously. Paving is scheduled for the week of Oct. 28.
All of the work is being performed by Baker Brothers Excavation.
One element of the project is the creation of bike lanes from Washington Avenue to the Thruway overpass. Between the overpass and the town of Ulster line, the shoulder will be widened to improve safety for bicyclists.
The project also will include the installation of 16 handicapped-accessible curb ramps on sidewalks that travel over Hurley Avenue’s cross streets.
On Hurley Avenue itself, yellow center lines and fog lines will be striped to more clearly define the lanes of travel.