Be ready to take alternate routes near Ponce City Market this weekend as a stretch of Ponce de Leon Avenue between Ponce de Leon Place and the Midtown Place shopping center will be closed Friday at 9 p.m. through Monday, April 2, at 5 a.m.

Last Saturday, the bridge over Ponce de Leon Avenue was raised off of its existing abutments as part of the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail construction. The road reopened one day ahead of schedule.

This weekend, crews will install decking and scaffolding to protect cars and pedestrians in order to begin the process of remediation, retrofitting and repainting the bridge as part of construction. All of the shops at Midtown Place will be open and accessible during this road closure.