Lake Avenue, from King Hill Avenue south to Illinois Avenue, will be closed part of next week for Missouri American Water Company to repair a water valve.

According to the City of St. Joseph Communications and Public Relations Manager Mary Robertson, southbound traffic will detour on King Hill Avenue and then west on Illinois Avenue back to Lake Avenue. Northbound traffic will detour east on Illinois Avenue to King Hill Avenue then north.

Weather permitting, the Lake Avenue closure will start Wednesday, January 2nd, and is anticipated to remain closed through Saturday, January 5.