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Owen Sound's 3rd Avenue E. Construction Detours Start Next Week

Part of 3rd Avenue East in Owen Sound will close as work on Phase 2 of the reconstruction project gets underway next week.

3rd Avenue East, also called Grey Road 15, will be closed to through traffic between 18th Street East, and East Bayshore Road.

The area will only be accessible to local traffic and emergency services during the closure.

South bound traffic entering Owen Sound on East Bayshore will be diverted to 9th Avenue East. (D4)

It will meet up with 3rd Avenue East at 15th Street East.

North bound traffic on 3rd Avenue East will be diverted at 15th Street East, to 9th Avenue East (D3)

That detour will direct traffic to East Bayshore Road via 28th Street East.

The project is expected to wrap up in November of this year.

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