Featured Top Story Downtown Concord Streetscape Downtown Concord Streetscape: Utility work progressing, more work coming Christopher Miller Aug 1, 2023 Aug 1, 2023 Updated Sep 5, 2024 0 Drone image of downtown Concord. City of Concord Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christopher Miller The first phase of the Union Street streetscape project is progressing, though much of the work to this point is underground.kAm&E:=:EJ H@C< 7@C E96 :?:E:2= A92D6 @7 E96 5@H?E@H? DEC66ED42A6 AC@;64E 36EH66? r@C32? pG6?F6 2?5 E96 >:53=@4< 4C@DDH2=< :D 8@:?8 DEC@?8 — 2?5 ?62C:?8 4@>A=6E:@?]k^AmkAm%96 H@C<[ H9:49 92D 7@4FD65 @? 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