1. First Avenue could open next week, or the week after First Avenue south of Peace Plaza opened in time for the first Thursdays Downtown event, but the remainder of the street continues to be completed, with work ramping up this week. Jamie Rothe, community engagement and experience director for Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, said the plan is to open the street toward the end of the month. 2. The plaza reopening remains uncertain Nationwide supply chain and workforce issues have left some projected construction timelines in limbo. While the plaza was expected to open next month, Rothe said the schedule has become less clear.