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Widens Main Street

Mr. Malanga intends to
widen West Main Street in
certain areas through a few
minor construction projects
and the elimination of the
parking lanes. West Main Street
and University Avenue will be
transformed into a four-lane
road.

Two sections of University
Avenue will be widened near
the Rotunda, according to Mr.
Malanga's proposal. From 14th
to Chancellor Streets, the road
will be widened on the hospital
side.

The city intends to move
the stone wall back onto the
grounds–about eight or ten
feet from its present
location–and then rebuild the
road from its current width of
37 feet to a new width of 45
feet.

From Chancellor Street up
to Newcomb Road, the
necessary changes will be
constructed on the Madison
Hall side of University Avenue.