LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The New Albany Most important Avenue revitalization undertaking has begun.
The aim of the undertaking is to make Most important Avenue safer for pedestrians and herald new companies. However for a number of the companies house owners already there, it’s been a headache.
Christian Johnson is the proprietor of the “Odd Store” proper on Most important Avenue.
Johnson mentioned she’s wanting ahead to the tip of the undertaking. Not solely to see the ultimate outcome, however as a result of she mentioned the undertaking is hurting her enterprise.
“Now that we’re within the midst of it, we’re type of simply attempting to reassess and begin placing extra stuff on-line in the course of the occasions that folks can’t stroll to the store,” Johnson mentioned. “It’s minimize down on our foot visitors.”
Johnson mentioned work began just a few months in the past when water traces and different infrastructure had been changed.
Now work on the road is being carried out, and the store is feeling the results.
“I’ve seemed again and in contrast different years and this has been one of many worst summers that we’ve had,” Johnson mentioned. “Or the worst summer season we’ve ever had. I’m simply going to say it, it’s been the worst summer season so far as summers go.”
That’s together with the summers affected by COVID.
The store opened about 4 years in the past, they usually’ve been on the Most important Avenue location for about two years.
Johnson mentioned their enterprise was simply bouncing again from COVID, and the random road closures have made it exhausting for folks to seek out and cease on the retailer.
“Usually, this has all been blocked off, and other people haven’t been in a position to cease once they see our signal,” Johnson mentioned. “After which looking for someplace to park within the maze of all the pieces.”
Now they’re taking their focus off the road and placing it on-line. They’re utilizing social media to achieve their clients.
“That’s what we’re counting on proper now in the course of the development, reasonably than foot visitors,” Johnson mentioned.
Many Most important Avenue companies, together with Johnson’s, mentioned they’re all excited for the undertaking to complete. They suppose it’ll be nice for the world. It’s only a matter surviving till then.
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