CLARKSVILLE, TN – A segment of First Street in downtown Clarksville that has been closed to traffic for an extended period of time will reopen on Monday, April 24.
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts announces that the block of First Street between Main and College streets will be reopened. That portion of the street divides the site of the new F&M Bank Arena and the future construction site of Riverview Square, a planned hotel, retail and entertainment center.
F&M Bank Arena, a project launched by Montgomery County Government, is now constructed. With its completion, Pitts said the time is right to once again allow unrestricted traffic along First Street, and has instructed the City Street Department to proceed with reopening it.
“I am grateful for the patience of the public while this block of First Street was closed for such a long time,” Pitts said. “We have learned that our beautiful downtown is a growing destination for the hundreds of people that work, visit and do business downtown.”
There is no streetside parking in the one-block portion of First Street that is being reopened.
“On a related note, Second Street in that same vicinity will remain closed a little longer to accommodate repairs being made to some of the buildings, that are a result of the construction of the arena. We will open all streets as soon as safely possible,” Pitts said.