Ewing Street closes July 6 to Aug. 14 for construction work
Ewing Street between Broadway and Fifth is closed through Aug. 14, cutting off courthouse access, parking and all vehicle and pedestrian traffic along the block.
Drivers, courthouse visitors and anyone trying to park near 228 Broadway lost a block of Ewing Street on July 6, when Lewis and Clark County closed the street between Broadway Street and Fifth Avenue for a courthouse sidewalk and street replacement project. The shutdown runs through Aug. 14 and affects the stretch that serves the Lewis and Clark County District Court and jury office.
The county’s notice says North Ewing is closed to all through traffic and parking during the project. Its jury information page puts the disruption in plain terms: “The sidewalk on the West side of Ewing st will be closed for replacement. There will be no traffic through that stretch. We are located at 228 Broadway.”
That means no vehicle or pedestrian traffic can move through Ewing Street between Broadway Street and Fifth Avenue while the work is underway. For people heading to the courthouse, the closure removes the usual straight-through path along that block and eliminates parking on North Ewing for the duration of the project. Anyone with business at 228 Broadway will need to plan around the blocked section before leaving home, especially during hearings, jury check-in and other courthouse appointments that already depend on tight timing.
The county framed the work as a courthouse sidewalk and street replacement project and posted the notice June 18. The closure also follows the county’s separate public statement that Ewing Street will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic between Broadway Street and Fifth Avenue during construction.
For downtown Helena, the impact is not just on the courthouse door. A full block closure on a route that connects Broadway and Fifth will change how people move through the area, where they can stop, and how close they can get to the county complex. The west-side sidewalk closure adds another layer of restriction for pedestrians trying to use that side of the street.
The work is scheduled to remain in place until Aug. 14, keeping the courthouse block on Ewing Street off-limits for the rest of the summer.
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