Janesville has had more than its fair share of road and street destruction/construction this summer. First one half of Main Street, then the other was dug up right down to the water mains. Stage one of the project is mostly done, though there are no plantings yet to replace all the trees and shrubs and planters that were removed. At least half the street is finished. The other half has some concrete now, though the sidewalks still must be reconfigured, lighting put back in, and who knows what else.
It is a mess, though we are assured by city officials that the downtown is experiencing a rebirth, will be better than ever when this phase of roadwork is complete. I hope so, and I hope that people who have been scared out of downtown this year so far, gotten out of the habit of visiting downtown businesses, will return once all this orange disappears.
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