Witherspoon St. Improvement Project-Nassau to Green Phase 1
Witherspoon St. Improvement Project-Nassau to Green Phase 1
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Project Schedule
In order to maintain access to businesses and residences along the corridor, the construction period is expected to last until May 2023. The project will be broken into 6 stages.
Sanitary and Storm Sewer relocations and upgrades (all municipally owned underground services) COMPLETE
Stage 1 - Road, curb, and sidewalk replacement on the western half of Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and Hulfish Street. IN PROGRESS
Stage 2 - Road, curb, and sidewalk replacement on the eastern half of Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and Spring Street. IN PROGRESS
Stage 3 - Curb, and sidewalk replacement on the east curb of Witherspoon Street between Spring Street and Green Street.
Stage 4 - Curb, and sidewalk replacement on the west curb of Witherspoon Street between Spring Street and Green Street.
Stage 5 - Full-width road replacement, striping, landscaping, overhead signal, and final cleanup of Witherspoon Street between Spring Street and Green Street.
Project Overview
After two years of community engagement and design, the construction of pedestrian and roadway improvements on Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and Green Street will include the following major work activities:
Underground utility upgrades
Tree removal and replacement
Sidewalk removal and expansion
Roadway surface removal and replacement
Signal timing updates at the Paul Robeson / Wiggins / Witherspoon intersection
