Half a block of North Laura Street will be closed for about three months to accommodate construction for the town of Ridgway’s Space to Create project.

The closure is motivated by safety reasons, according to information provided to the Town Council at its Oct. 13 meeting. Materials delivered to the site, located at the northeast corner of Clinton and Laura streets, will include large amounts of concrete and steel. The street was previously shut down to one-way traffic, but this closure approve...