A sidewalk on West Catawba was torn up during construction of the Junker apartments / Jason Benavides photo

Nov. 13. By Dave Vieser. There is some encouraging news for pedestrians and cyclists, albeit two months after a sidewalk on West Catawba was torn up. A hold has been placed on the Junker apartment project prohibiting any more permits being issued until a new sidewalk is built.

Planning Director Rox Burhans said “this is to ensure sidewalk construction remains a priority for the contractor.”

In addition Burhans said that a permanent replacement sidewalk should be installed by mid-December.

Rox Burhans

The site is the former location of White House Gardens.

The other side of West Catawba is no help since there is no sidewalk. To the west and south is where a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car.