Portion of Broadway Goes One-Way Today as Streetscape Project Continues

Drivers on Broadway today will notice a slight change in the traffic pattern.

The state Department of Transportation is in the process of rebuilding the roadway and overhauling sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure.

It’s called the Broadway Streetscape Project and today, the road will become one-way southbound toward Washington Square from Marlborough Street to Farewell Street.

“We’ll be doing an in-depth reconstruction for the roadway, rebuilding it and making it more pedestrian-friendly. We’ll also change the parking from parallel to head-in, which will provide additional spaces. In the short term, however, there will be no parking on this stretch of Broadway,” the DOT said in a release.

Work is scheduled to be completed in late June.

The $5.8 million contract with Cardi Corporation is to resurface the roadway and upgrade pedestrian facilities. The project was designed using Complete Streets principles; the state’s Complete Streets Law requires that all federal- and state-funded road construction projects equally consider motor vehicles, bicyclists, public transportation and pedestrians. Completion is scheduled for fall 2016.

In addition to roadway repairs, the project will upgrade sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting and landscaping along one of Broadway’s most heavily traveled sections, between Farewell Street and Bliss Road. Funding for the project was made possible through federal sources, including Safe Routes to School, in addition to the Rhode Island Municipal Road and Bridge Revolving Fund.

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