Construction sites found all around Hillsboro

Hillsboro’s Hwy. 200 reconstruction project will shift south Monday morning. Engineers plan to start work on the Caledonia Ave. intersection and about five blocks south past the armory. Hwy. 200 will be closed to through traffic. Drivers will not be able to access the city’s main north-south route at Caledonia  Avenue or 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Avenues SE.
Now that new concrete has been poured north of Caledonia Avenue, that section of highway will reopen at 1st and 2nd Avenues NE. Traffic will be able to reach Hillsboro from the north on Hwy. 200 but will encouter detours to Main Street at First Avenue NE. The Caledonia Avenue intersection will remain closed at least until August 17, perhaps longer, construction officials say. Work on the new road is expected to be completed by mid-September. Detours and alternative truck routes will be marked.
Downtown, the back wall (bottom right) to the south end of Union Block has been re-bricked.
Meanwhile, work on the new Subway sandwich shop (bottom left) near Stop-n-Go continues. Owners Dave Windom and Steve Madson hope the fast-food restaurant will be opening in two months.