MARSHALL — Road construction in Marshall’s downtown continues to make progress, contractors and city staff said Thursday. But starting Monday, drivers will need to plan ahead to avoid road closures at both the Main Street/College Drive intersection, and on South Fifth Street between Main and Saratoga Street.

On Thursday, Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson and Assistant City Engineer Eric hanson outlined the planned construction work on Fifth Street. Construction is planned to start Monday, if the weather allows. Earlier this week, contractors for reconstruction on Highway 19 (East College Drive) in Marshall also announced that the Main/College intersection will close starting Monday.

Starting Monday, South Fifth Street will be closed from Main Street to Saratoga Street, city staff said. Part of the construction on Fifth Street will be resurfacing work, while the rest will include road reconstruction, and replacement of water and sewer lines under the road, Hanson said.

Hanson said reconstruction work will mean full closure of South Fifth Street from the Saratoga Street intersection to the Patzer’s alleyway

A city news release said the intersection of Saratoga and South Fifth Street will also be closed from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., starting Monday. All vehicles are recommended to be parked on adjacent streets during construction.

During a construction meeting Thursday, representatives of R and G Construction said utility work was making progress along College Drive between Main Street and West Marshall Street.

“All the pipe is pretty much done,” said Scott Mathiowetz of R and G. Some utility work being done by property owners is continuing in the alleys behind the Varsity Pub and the Marshall Smoke Shop, but that is not part of the Highway 19 project, he said.

Construction work has also started on the approach panels to the bridge near West Marshall Street.

Starting Monday, the Main Street/College Drive intersection will be closed to traffic, while the roadway, traffic signals and utility lines are replaced. Mathiowetz said he didn’t have an exact estimate of how long the intersection will be closed.

“If the weather is good, hopefully it will be four to five weeks,” he said.

Earlier this week, Erika Coudron of R and G said the Main Street intersection will be a main focus for construction crews, to try and reopen the intersection as soon as possible.