Texas Department of Transportation announced late last week that it would be closing Main Street to one lane this week in order to install sewer casings across Main Street in six locations from Thomas Arnold Road to Salado Plaza Drive.

TXDOT reported that the traffic change would begin at 7 p.m. nightly and would require boring across the pavement, but would be done now in order to minimize damage to the pavement by sewer collection system construction later next year. TXDOT will repave Main Street after it completes the I-35 expansion project through the Village.

During the closings, James Construction will have lights in the work areas and flagger stations on each side to direct traffic for safe passing.

The work is expected to finish this week.

Additional archeological testing near Salado Creek was done this week for Texas Historical Commission approval. Last week, the village tested for boring under Salado Creek.

The Village expects to begin work on the sewer system in December. At that time, work will concentrate on Church Street collection, lift stations and force mains. In January, after the holiday shopping season, work will begin on Main Street and Royal.

The construction contract is expected to be awarded in November.

Construction of the treatment plant and collection system is expected to end by November 2017 with connections continuing into January 2018.

During the construction, the Village will conduct a rate study and adopt any fees and rates for sewer customers.