SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Colfax Avenue and Michigan Street to close on June 18.

The roads will be closed to vehicular traffic due to the Downtown Cross Streets Improvement Project.

Detour routes will be Main Street to LaSalle Avenue or Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Woodward Court from Colfax Avenue to Washington Street will remain open.

Construction work will include installation of cross-walks, new storm sewers, bump outs and asphalt resurfacing.

Pedestrian access along Michigan Street will not be affected and all events at the Morris Performing Arts Center will go on as planned.

The 2018 Cross Streets Improvement Project will include new lighting, sidewalks, curbs and landscape improvements in the area.

The project is hoping to increase business development in the downtown area and enhance quality of life by offering a more vibrant and pedestrian friendly environment.