WHAT: Traffic and pedestrian disruptions during the estimated 18-month North Avenue Utility Bridge Relocation Project, during which there will be a major relocation of Utility lines.
WHERE: North Avenue, especially at the instersections of Burling Lane, Garden Street and Station Plaza North
WHEN:
PHASE 1: COMPLETED
Minor disruptions and slowing of North Avenue traffic. Burling Lane from North Avenue to May Street closed to traffic (pedestrian lane open)
Phase 1 map
PHASE 2-3: On or about April 18, 2012- May 30:
- Alternating lane closures on North Avenue causing disruptions of traffic southbound and northbound.
- Garden Street entrance to I-95 CLOSED to Southbound traffic on North Avenue. Detour signs posted at Lincoln Avenue, Lockwood Avenue and North Avenue for access to I-95 via Memorial Highway.
- Two southbound lanes will be provided on North Avenue.
- To provide better traffic control, Burling Lane will remain closed during this work.
COMMUTER PARKING ALTERNATIVES
To assist commuters who park in the area, beginning April 15 the City of New Rochelle will allow permit holders for the Garden Street North and Garden Street South lots and for the Transit Center Garage to have the option to also park on the fifth level in the New Roc Garage from Monday to Friday until further notice.
Parkers must be certain to use only the fifth floor as violations will be written for those non-New Roc permit holders who park on other levels or on weekends. Permit parkers will be notified when the disruption in traffic flow from construction has subsided and regular permits will no longer be valid at the New Roc Garage.
WHO: This is a New York State Thruway Authority Project. Additional information at
www.thruway.ny.gov
DETAILS: This project relocates electric, cable, telephone, water, fiber optic, and natural gas lines from the existing North Avenue Bridge to a parallel span that was constructed in 2010. The work on the utility lines is expected to be completed by May 2013, conditions permitting.
The next phase of the project, the demolition and replacement of the North Avenue Bridge, is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2015.