The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will begin its long-awaited street project on Main Street (SH 9) in downtown Eufaula next week.

An ODOT spokesman said traffic control will begin Monday, Sept. 22, and work will start on the south end of the street on Tuesday and progress north for several weeks Shoulder widening will be done during the day with two lanes of traffic open. All other work will be between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The Downtown part of the work is expected to start mid-November, with completion expected the first week of December.

The driving surface will be rehabilitated and repaved with new asphalt. New curband gutter sections will be added, and some existing portions will be reconstructed to improve drainage, according to ODOT.

The parking spaces, crosswalks, ramps, and warning lights will be updated to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.