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September 5, 2007

Parking ban in North Kingstown announced

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Daytime parking will be banned on Main Street on weekdays beginning Monday through the end of the month as workers replace gas and water lines.

Parking will not be allowed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from Sept. 10 through Sept. 28, Capt. Charles Brennan said in a statement today.

Workers will be replacing gas lines and a water main and improving drainage as the first part of the overhaul of the historic street, police said. The sidewalks will be replaced, new trees will be planted and the roadway will be repaved when complete.

The sidewalks have become treacherous over the years, particularly during the Wickford arts festival, as tree roots have begun jutting through the pavement, Brennan said.

Any vehicles left on the street when construction begins each morning will be towed, the police said. Officers will be posted on the street to guide traffic through during construction.

-- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

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