1st Avenue to close Tuesday for sewer lateral repairs
1st Avenue closed between Washington Street and Arjem Street for sewer lateral repairs, with drivers told to detour during the 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. window.
Drivers who normally use 1st Avenue between Washington Street and Arjem Street were forced to find another way Tuesday as Brad Popp Excavating closed the block from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for sewer lateral repair work. The closure was weather permitting, and motorists were asked to use alternative routes of travel while crews worked in the roadway.
The shutdown affected a short stretch of Jasper, but it mattered for anyone moving through the neighborhood, reaching nearby homes or turning onto side streets in the area. Sewer lateral repairs are the kind of underground work that usually stays out of sight until a closure makes the impact obvious, because traffic has to be kept clear while the repair is completed safely.
The work fits into a larger system that Jasper’s utilities maintain every day. The city says its wastewater utility oversees about 135 miles of collection lines, along with 25 major lift stations and 21 minor lift stations. Jasper’s Engineering Department handles sanitary sewers, water main extensions, storm sewers and roadways, which places the 1st Avenue repair within the city’s broader public-works network rather than as an isolated fix.
For residents trying to plan around street work, the timing left only a narrow daylight window. Jasper’s Street Department says its office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, utility emergencies can be reported 24/7 at 812-482-9131, and the city promotes the Jasper INsight app for alerts about what is going on in the city. Brad Popp Inc. is listed in Jasper at 4810 W Division Rd with phone number 812-309-1028, and state records show Bradley J. Popp, Inc. has been active since Dec. 21, 2000.
The 1st Avenue closure also came as Jasper listed other street work, including Leopold Street milling and repaving and a separate planned water outage. In a city where multiple crews are working on roads and utilities at once, even a one-day closure like this becomes part of the daily infrastructure maintenance that keeps Jasper moving.
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