Beginning Monday October 24, 2016 Glenna Goodacre Blvd. will be closed from Avenue R to Avenue Q, and 7th Street and 8th Street will be closed from Avenue Q to Avenue O. Additionally, the outside lanes of Avenue Q will be closed at Glenna Goodacre Blvd./8th Street.
Motorists will be alerted to the closures and detours by construction and detour signs.
The closures are for the Glenna Goodacre Blvd. Municipal Improvements Project which should be completed in Spring 2017. The project includes extending the divided roadway section of Glenna Goodacre Blvd. to Avenue O, permanently closing 7th Street from Avenue Q to Avenue O, replacing water and storm water infrastructure, and turf improvements in the park space.
(News release from City of Lubbock)