'Full-Scale' Construction Slated To Begin Aug. 3 In Byram

Information via Greenwich Department of Public Works

GREENWICH, CT — Improvements to the Delavan Avenue, Veterans Way, and Chestnut Street intersection are underway and full-scale construction will start on Thursday, Aug. 3, according to the Greenwich Department of Public Works.

The majority of construction is anticipated to be completed in three months. It is likely that there will be alternating one-way traffic within the construction zone during construction hours, which will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Police and flaggers will be on-site to direct traffic. Public transportation should not be impacted by construction.

Greenwich DPW initiated this project as a request from the community to address traffic and pedestrian safety concerns in the neighborhood. DPW held several meetings with the community – which included Greenwich residents, the Byram Neighborhood Association, and property owners near the project – and received Municipal Improvement (MI) approval from the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

Curb extensions will be installed to shorten the pedestrian crossing distance and a fourth crosswalk will be added at the intersection.

Project highlights include:

• Pedestrian safety – Redesign the intersection to add a fourth crosswalk. Reduce the pedestrian crossing distance by up to 51 percent and pedestrian crossing time by approximately six seconds. New lights will be installed to help illuminate the crosswalks and pedestrians. To improve pedestrian visibility, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) will be installed for the crosswalks located on Delavan Avenue.
• Accessibility – Install an ADA-compliant ramp adjacent to the handicapped parking stall on Veterans Way and install eight new ADA-compliant ramps at the crosswalk entrances.
• Aesthetics – Add more than 700 square feet of green space. Red brick decorative crosswalks will also be installed at the intersection.

Bus stops for both public schools and CT transit buses are located at this intersection and are utilized by New Lebanon School students to get to school.

Delavan Avenue is a critical connection between Port Chester, N.Y., to I-95 at Exit 2 in Connecticut, which services approximately 10,279 vehicles per day.

FGB Construction Company of Norwalk is the contractor and Greenwich DPW Public Works Civil Engineer Ian Brown is the project manager.

Additional information and updates on the Delavan Avenue, Veterans Way, and Chestnut Street Improvements Project can be found here.