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Gainesville fixing downtown sidewalks

Improvements focused on pedestrian-heavy area

Jeff Henke of Gainesville Public Works helps repair a broken sidewalk Wednesday morning along Main Street. The focus the Gainesville Public Works department is putting on improving sidewalks will result in greater accessibility in the downtown area, city officials said. Crews are currently in the process of cutting the curb and adding curb ramps in various areas and will continue the process over the next few months to identify sidewalks that are in need of repairs, repaving and then adding curb ramps where possible.

0820sidewalks3 — Jeff Henke of Gainesville Public Works helps repair a broken sidewalk Wednesday morning along Main Street. The focus the Gainesville Public Works department is putting on improving sidewalks will result in greater accessibility in the downtown area, city officials said. Crews are currently in the process of cutting the curb and adding curb ramps in various areas and will continue the process over the next few months to identify sidewalks that are in need of repairs, repaving and then adding curb ramps where possible.

Gainesville is working to improve sidewalks in the downtown area. Public works crews are working this week near the Hall County Library System’s main branch at Brenau Avenue and Main Street. Work already has been done at Brenau and Bradford Street.