24-hour closure of Locust and Hale streets at intersection starts Dec. 8

posted on 11/28/2025; updated 12/3/2025

Locust Street and Hale Street will be closed at the intersection 24 hours a day starting on Monday, Dec. 8 for utility work. All vehicle traffic will be detoured around the intersection.

Locust Street is expected to reopen by Dec. 15, with Hale Street expected to reopen on Dec. 22.

Locust Street will be closed on the southern part of the Hale Street intersection. Access to the McConnell Center will be from Chestnut Street. Access to Hale Street will be from Central Avenue.

Inbound Locust Street traffic will be detoured on Kirkland Street to Central Avenue. Outbound Locust Street traffic will be detoured on Saint Thomas Street to Atkinson Street. Flaggers will be stationed at major intersections to assist with traffic flow.

A section of parking spaces on Locust and Kirkland streets will be posted for no parking from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A section of spaces on Hale Street will be posted for no parking 24 hours a day for equipment staging.

The McConnell Center/Dover Public Library parking lot will be open and accessible from the Chestnut Street side of Locust Street. The City Hall parking lot on Hale Street will be accessible from Central Avenue.

The closure is to allow the excavation of the intersection to move utilities and install drainage infrastructure as part of a drainage improvement project. Once the contractor clears the intersection, work will continue on private property toward the intersection of Kirkland and Academy streets.