Construction started on Market Street downtown on Monday morning.

Workers began removing the median on Market between Broadway and 7th Street to make room for pedestrian bump outs around Kiener Plaza.

Cost of median removal is about $95,000. The Kiener renovation is expected to cost $19 million, part of the $380 million redevelopment of the Gateway Arch grounds.

Planners say removing the median will shorten road crossings around Kiener and "create a better pedestrian environment."

Crews will close lanes on Market through the end of March, but the street will remain open to traffic in both directions throughout the median removal project.

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