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City of St. Augustine preparing to move Confederate memorial this week

Jacksonville Fl — The City of St. Augustine is getting ready to move the Confederate memorial in the Plaza de La Constitution this week to the Trout Creek Fish Camp in western St. Johns County. We reported last month when the City Commission approved a plan to move the memorial to the fish camp near the Shands Bridge.

To get ready for the move, the city says beginning Wednesday morning at 8 a small portion of Avenida Menendez, from Cadiz Street to Bravo Lane will be closed to traffic. The city says the closure should end by about 8PM Thursday evening.

GALLERY: Removal of the Confederate monument in St. Augustine

Additionally, on Wednesday morning between 9AM and 11AM, traffic on King Street will be interrupted between Aviles Street and Avenida Menendez. The city says this closure will allow workers to move the memorial from the Plaza de la Constitution to Avenida Menendez where its going to be staged before its taken to the fish camp. WOKV reached out to the city and they said once the memorial is in its staging area then by sometime Thursday it should be moved to the fish camp. In August when we reported that the city commission approved a plan to move the memorial, the plan was to build a park at the fish camp so people can visit the memorial for years to come.

Drivers are encouraged to avoid these areas and take alternate routes. We’re told the times of these closures are subject to change based off of weather or unforeseen circumstances.

If you’d like more information you can call the city’s Mobility Office at 904-209-4211.

Steven Ponson

Steven Ponson, News 104.5 WOKV

Steven Ponson is the Co-Anchor of Jacksonville's Morning News. He has been with Cox Media Group since the summer of 2015, and with WOKV since mid-2017.

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