The constant flooding from Addelita Cancryn Junior High School to Gottlieb's Gas Station during heavy rains may soon be a thing of the past.
Starting Monday, work will begin on the Veterans Drive drainage project, according to a release Friday from Government House. The project is expected to be completed by Dec. 1.
Public Works Commissioner Harold Thompson Jr. said the "long-awaited flood control project" is 100 percent funded by the Federal Highway Administration and will cost $750,000.
While the drainage project is under construction, one lane of traffic both east and west will continue to flow, with the assistance of flag men.
Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes when possible and to reduce speed in the construction zone. Pedestrians are asked not to cross Veterans Drive in the area of the construction.
When the project is completed, there will be a major drainage culvert from the Harwood Highway by the Medical Arts Complex to the Port Authority bulkhead.