Part of Deming Street will be closed starting Thursday

Jul. 28—SOUTH WINDSOR — A section of Deming Street between Buckland Road and Slater Street will be closed starting Thursday so crews can install a new water main.

The area will be closed weekdays to through traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Only local travel by residents and school buses will be allowed.

Drivers will be directed to Oakland Road to bypass the construction area through Sept. 15, information from Connecticut Water says.

The project, which will replace 2,400 feet of water main, should be finished by the end of October, the company says.