Residents will have an opportunity to learn about the Victoria Police Department and other departments that serve their neighborhoods during an upcoming community meeting hosted by VPD’s Community Engagement Unit.

The come-and-go meeting will be hosted 11-1 p.m. March 15 at the Community Center Annex, 2905 E. North St., as part of the monthly Lunch and Learn series hosted by the Victoria Police Department and the Victoria Fire Department.

Residents will be able to ask questions and provide feedback.

The Victoria Fire Department will provide free health screenings. To register for a health screening, visit www.victoriatx.gov/lunchandlearn.

Lunch and Learn sessions are hosted on the third Wednesday of every month at the Community Center Annex. For more information, contact the Victoria Police Department Community Engagement Unit at 361-485-3808 or policeceu@victoriatx.gov.

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Crestwood Drive reopens

Crestwood Drive between Navarro Street and Laurent Street is now open to traffic in both directions.

The reopening concludes Phase II of the Crestwood Drive reconstruction project.

During the coming weeks, Crestwood Drive will experience lane closures from time to time as crews make minor adjustments. However, the road will remain open to travel in both directions.

Phase One of the project, between Ben Jordan Street and Laurent Street, finished in April 2021, and Phase II began the same month.

Phase III will begin March 6 and will last approximately 500 days. Crestwood Drive will be closed to eastbound traffic between Navarro Street and Main Street during this time.

Here are some of the features of the newly repaved road:

·         Concrete paving: The new smooth concrete road will be easier to maintain than asphalt.

·         Improved utilities: Crews went beneath the surface to replace the old cast-iron water lines and concrete sewer lines with PVC piping, which will last longer and save the City from having to dig up the road later.

·         New sidewalks: For the first time, the reconstructed section of Crestwood has continuous sidewalks from one end of the street to the other.

·         ADA-compliant features: The sidewalks include sloped curbs and tactile paving (raised bumps that alert visually impaired pedestrians to upcoming streets).

For more information, contact Engineering at 361-485-3340.

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