Main Street Is Getting Paved! Starting Monday April 25th. Here's The Parking Schedule

After a long winter, where potholes were opening deep enough to possibly swallow a child (as reported by Theresa Kraft a few City Council Meetings ago, to which City Administrator Chris White chuckled, but then learned that there was an incident) the entire length of Main Street is getting paved! Originally scheduled for Fall 2021, the City is starting in early Spring to get it over with, in preparation for a great rest of the Spring into Summer seasons.

Mayor Kyriacou robo-called the community via the Swift 911 system, sounding excited for the project, and encouraged the community to be patient. The City Administrator said during this week’s City Council meeting: “Doing this much paving and milling is a benefit, but it will be a little disruptive.” The City Administrator said that they went door-to-door to speak to businesses. One business said they received a letter.

The Dutchess County Loop Bus will be impacted. If we get details, we will post here. Parking and driving on Main Street will be impacted, and will go as follows:

WEEK 1: MILLING
This is where they tear the road up to prepare for a smooth pave.
Week of April 25th Monday-Friday:
No Parking on Main Street from 5am-5pm
Overnight parking is allowed.
There will be one lane open as current paving is removed. This is a great time to envision if you want Main Street to be one-way and wider, as has been the vision of some people, including former City Councilmember Jodi McCredo.
Over the weekend, milling stops and everything back to normal. Said the City Administrator: “If we complete the task earlier than Friday, we will open the road earlier than Friday. We will definitely be open for next weekend.”

WEEK 2: PAVING
This is where they pave the road.
Monday May 2nd-Wednesday May 4th
No Parking on Main Street at all.
Some street closures will happen as the paving moves down Main Street.

STRIPING/PAINTING
Main Street will then be painted aka “striped” with the double yellow line, parking spots, cross walks, and bike symbols. Councilmember Molly Rhodes commented during this week’s City Council Meeting that she was looking forward to the new crosswalk paint to match the new placement of the signs, several of which have been mismatched for several months. The City Administrator confirmed that the style of the crosswalk paint would be in the Abby Road style, which is lines in a row, using a high quality epoxy.