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.
Here’s a look at the work going on inside the construction fence as crews prepare to move the Confederate monument via barge. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/KAv8b3abmg
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) September 9, 2020
Road closures still apply as crews move Confederate monument to barge for its trip to Trout Creek Fish Camp. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews https://t.co/xCwUWCTElX
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) September 9, 2020
JUST IN | St.Augustine's #Confederate monument will be moved via barge up the intracostal waterway, through downtown #Jacksonville, and then back south to Trout Creek Fish Camp, according to movers. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/fIiqlif3nS
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) September 9, 2020
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