Eastgate shopping center’s entrance and exit at Fordham Boulevard and Ephesus Church Road will be closed nightly for road improvements over the next week.

The improvements began Thursday night and closures will take place nightly beginning at eight o’clock and ending at six o’clock the following morning.

All other entrances and exits to Eastgate on Fordham Boulevard and Franklin Street will remain open.

This project is a response to the inefficiency of traffic flowing through the intersection.

The goal of the project is make improvements to traffic by aligning Ephesus Church Road with the entrance to Eastgate Shopping Center.

The road improvements also bring new bike lanes, bike detection loops, sidewalks and crosswalks.

Construction will last until June 24.