Steam rises off the hot asphalt as a worker tamps down the edge of the resurfaced parking lot on Cherry and Berrien streets on Tuesday, July 31. Below: Workers start laying one of the final strips of asphalt on the parking lot on Tuesday.

Workers have been spreading asphalt blacktop today on the parking lot at Cherry and Berrien streets. When the job is completed, the parking lot will be expanded by roughly 10 to 12 spaces.
Photos by John Williams.
