Water line work closes another section of Palm Avenue

Drivers on Palm Avenue in central Fresno have yet another construction area to avoid as the city continues building new water mains.

Palm Avenue between Belmont Avenue and H Street were closed on Monday and will remain closed around the clock for about three weeks. The closure is for construction of a large-diameter pipeline that will carry drinking water for city residents from a new water treatment plant in southeast Fresno. It is part of the city’s Recharge Fresno program to reduce reliance on pumped groundwater and help recharge the water table.

A detour is in place to route traffic onto Broadway Street between Belmont Avenue and Divisadero Street.

This story was originally published November 1, 2017 at 3:22 PM with the headline "Water line work closes another section of Palm Avenue."