Traffic is slowed as motorists file past a construction site Wednesday on Main Street between East Lake Avenue and East Fifth Street. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

Construction work has begun on Main Street, between 5th Street and E. Lake Avenue, which will mean occasional closures, Watsonville officials said.

Work will take place from 9am to 3pm, Sept. 2 through Oct. 3. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Main Street will have intermittent closures, with one lane open in each direction. Sidewalks within the work zone will be closed. Pedestrians and cyclists should use the designated crosswalks outside the construction area.

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Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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