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Mason St set to remain open on Friday
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*UPDATE - Baw Baw Shire has refused an application to close a section of Mason St tomorrow (Friday). The road will no longer be closed.

A street in Warragul's central business district is set to be closed on Friday.
However, Baw Baw Shire Council said it had not yet approved a traffic management plan which was legally required for the Mason St closure to proceed.
Nearby businesses said they were notified of the closure - from Queen St to Williams St between 7am to 6pm - via a letter drop on Tuesday.
The letter, from Manresa Construction Company, said Mason St would be closed during the day and traffic management on site to direct vehicles away from the area.
The road closure would enable works to install a tower crane on site, it said.
A 51-unit social housing development is currently being constructed in Mason St. The four-storey building is being developed by Housing Choices Australia as part of the state government's $5.3 billion Big Housing Build.
Baw Baw Shire community infrastructure director Ben Wood said council, as of Wednesday afternoon, had not approved the traffic management plan (TMP) for the proposed closure.
"Council is in the process of working with the applicant to address some concerns with the TMP, and council's authorisation of this is required before the works can legally proceed," Mr Wood said.
"Advertisements of this road closure are the responsibility of the proponent," he added. "But it is understood that they notified the adjacent businesses and the bus operator."