Phase 2 of the Indianola Downtown Square Reconstruction Project is expected to begin as early as the first week of March of 2022, which will include Salem between Howard and 1st Street including the intersection of Salem and Howard, and Howard from Salem to Ashland.

All roads and on-street parking in this area will be closed to traffic and a temporary construction fence will be erected between the sidewalk and streets for pedestrian traffic, with the goal of keeping parking available on Salem between Buxton and Howard, and the construction contractors are looking at possible solutions to accommodate this which would have to include a turnaround. Alternate entrances for the east parking lots behind Regions Bank will be constructed so they will be accessible to the public during this phase.

Once the first two blocks are complete, the plan will be to work on the three Ashland Avenue blocks. The timing when work will begin on the three blocks of Ashland Avenue will depend on the progression on Salem Avenue and Howard Street.