CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Madison Street will be closed in both directions near downtown Friday night for sewer line work.

Clarksville Gas & Water has planned sewer main line repair and will close all lanes of Madison Street from Conroy Avenue to Eleventh Street starting Friday, July 23, at 7 p.m. The work is expected to take several hours. The road should be reopened by noon Saturday, according to a news release.

Commercial truck traffic will be detoured to Pageant Lane, Crossland Avenue and Greenwood Avenue. Residential traffic will be detoured to Conroy Avenue, 12th Street and 11th Street. Motorists are asked to slow down and follow directional signs when approaching the work zone or choose an alternate route to avoid traffic congestion at the work site.