Residents beware: Parts of three streets in Spanish Town will be closed beginning at noon today to shoot scenes for Battle: Los Angeles. Lakeland Drive will be closed between North 6th Street and North 7th Street until 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Portions of North 6th and North 7th will also be closed until then. The filming for the science-fiction thriller will involve simulated gunfire, pyrotechnics and smoke, so residents shouldn’t be concerned.
Back to building: Construction spending in September posted a better-than-expected performance, powered by the largest jump in housing construction in more than six years. The advance spurred hope that the battered housing sector is starting to turn around and will provide support for the overall economy as it struggles to emerge from the worst recession since the 1930s. The Commerce Department said Monday that total construction spending was up 0.8% in September, much better than the 0.3% drop that analysts had forecast. The overall increase reflected a 3.9% rise in spending on residential construction, the biggest jump in housing activity since July 2003. Economists believe that this sector is starting to rebound and should help support an economic recovery.
