Broadway Work Won't be Completed this Season

The steady pace of progress continues for the Broadway Streetscape project, though many businesses along the busy road are anxious to finally see work wrapped up.

Next week, the state Department of Transportation will work on landscape planters and will install Belgian block pavers at the south end of the project. At the north end, crews will continue digging test pits in advance of the construction on the west side of Broadway planned for next eason.

Some short-term parking restrictions might occur around work areas and restrictions along Equality Park on Broadway will stay in place until the area is paved.

The DOT is in the process of rebuilding the roadway and overhauling sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure.

Among the changes will be widened sidewalks in some areas, new landscaping, light fixtures, road striping, signals and a switch from parallel to head-in parking in areas that aren’t head-in already.

Cardi Corporation holds the $5.8 million contract.

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.

The city has maintained a site with more details about the project HERE.