Closure on Colfax Avenue begins Tuesday

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The City of South Bend announced that a stretch of Colfax Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday.

The city says Colfax Avenue will be closed from Michigan Street to Main Street for maintenance work on a water main valve.

Pedestrians will still have access to the businesses located on Colfax Avenue within the portion of Colfax Avenue that will be closed to traffic.

A detour route will be available to motorists on Washington Street via Michigan Street and Main Street.

Weather permitting, the city expects this portion of Colfax Avenue to reopen by the end of Thursday.