North 2nd Avenue in Washington will be closed most of today for maintenance. JJ Bell City of Washington Maintenance and Construction Superintendent announced North 2nd Avenue will be closed between East 3rd Street and East 5th Street until mid-afternoon, but may take longer. Crews will be cleaning the storm line under the viaduct that goes to the lift station. Bell states this storm line collects a major amount of debris over a period of time and has to be cleaned.