This week, Seattle Department of Transportation paving crews plan to start repairing part of a sidewalk on the western side of California Avenue Southwest between Southwest Hanford and Southwest Hinds streets that has been damaged by tree roots.

They plan to begin work on Thursday, Oct. 8 and expect to complete the work in approximately one week.

The parking lane in the construction area will be closed while they are working, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, and will be used for a pedestrian walkway at other times.