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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 13, 2020</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Ashlyn Sherman
<br />Marketing Specialist
<br />Community Relations/Public Works
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.441.5494
<br />Ashlyn.Sherman@CoMo.gov
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<br />Vineet Kapila
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<br />Community Development
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7474
<br />Vineet.Kapila@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Alley closures scheduled between North Eighth and Short streets, north of East Broadway, May 15 - June 8</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beginning </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, May 15,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ridenhour Directional Boring, a contractor for Socket Telecom, plans to install fiber optic cable to provide internet, telecommunications and video services for businesses and residences in the vicinity of the alley between North Eighth and Short streets, north of East Broadway</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This will result in the closure of various sections </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">of the alley</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Closures will happen in sections, the entire alley will not be closed at one time. The work associated with the closures is scheduled to be completed by Monday, June 8, weather permitting.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Motorists, pedestrians and nonmotorized transportation users are urged to exercise extreme caution when in the work zone.</span></p></div>
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