Downtown Crossing (DTX):

2021 Construction Update

• DTX Project Updates

• 2021 Traffic Impacts: Schedules & Detours

• Getting Around: Detours & Alternate Routes

• Public Outreach & Communications

Agenda

DTX Project Updates

Downtown Crossing Now: 4 Phases

DTX will now include 4 Phases to address

funding & logistical concerns

1: College Street Reconnection

Completed 2016

2: Orange Street Reconnection

In progress, will be completed late spring/early

summer 2021

3: Temple St. & Congress Ave. Bridge Prep

Construction April 2021-November 2021

4: Temple St. & Congress Ave. Reconnection via

Bridge (construction impacts to MLK, not Service

Drives) Construction TBD-2023-2025

Downtown Crossing Phase 4:

Temple Street Connection to Congress Avenue- Finished Condition

Future

location of

101 College

Street

DTX Project Updates: Phase 2 Orange Street

Downtown Crossing Phase 2: Reconnecting Orange Street

Opening Summer 2021

Knights of

Columbus

The Towers

Downtown Crossing Phase 2: Reconnecting Orange Street

Opening Summer 2021: Finished Condition

• Leaving highway, first traffic

light at Orange St. (now at

Church St.)

• No left hand-turns

• Slower speed environment

• Shared use intersection

(bike/peds)

• First protected bike/ped

intersection in Connecticut

2021 DTX Construction Update: Traffic Impacts

2021: Projects with Traffic Impacts

DTX Ph. 3

101

College

St.

Notable Traffic Impacts

Downtown Crossing Phase 3:

Preparing Temple Street for Future Connection to Congress Avenue

Construction: April 2021 – end of 2021

Phase 3 will prepare area for future connection of Temple

Street to Congress Avenue via bridge.

• April: Construction Set-up

• May: Construction begins, minor impacts

• June-November: South Frontage Road closure

Significant impacts:

• South Frontage Road closed between College and

Church Streets (June 2021-end of 2021)

Minor Impacts:

• Service Drives Shift (April 2021)

• Single lane closures throughout construction

Phase 3: South Frontage Road CLOSED from College to Church Street

June - November 2021

• 20 weeks closure required to raise road

approximately 8 feet

• Majority of closure during college & university

summer break

• Official, signed detour plus alternate routes will be

promoted

• Barriers on College St. & Congress Ave. to slow

traffic

• Traffic routed away from closed portion of SFR via:

o Turn-lane closures (Congress & College)

o Traffic signal adjustment (Church St. S)

o Lafayette conversion to one-way (east), away

from construction area

Phase 3: South Frontage Road Closure

June - November 2021

Phase 3: South Frontage Road Detour

Ella Grasso Boulevard

Columbus Avenue

Howard AvenueSFR

Closure

Detour Routes:

Official detour routes marked with

on-road signage to guide drivers.

Designed to keep traffic out of

construction area to the extent

possible, minimize congestion &

delays.

• Utilize Howard Ave. or Ella

Grasso Blvd. to access

highway at Ella Grasso in City

Point.

• Utilize Columbus Avenue to

access SFR from South

Orange Street.

• Detour route immediately

around closed area shown in

zoomed detail on next slide.

Enter I95-I91

at Ella

Grasso Blvd.

Enter SFR at

South Orange

Street to access

I95-I91

Phase 3: South Frontage Road Detour & Mitigations

Detour immediately around

SFR closure: College to

Congress to Lafayette to South

Orange to SFR

Lafayette Street: Temporarily

converted to one-way to assist

traffic flow around the SFR

closure.

Mitigation: Temporary York Street 2-way Conversion

Between South Frontage Road & Howard Avenue

.York Street:

Converted to

two-way

between SFR &

Howard Ave. to

assist traffic

flow around the

SFR closure.

Phase 3: South Frontage Road Detour & Mitigations

Lafayette Street: Beginning June 1st,

temporarily converted to one-way to assist

traffic flow during the SFR closure. Access to

SFR & highways at Church Street.

Columbus Avenue: Permanently reopened

on June 1st! Access to SFR & highways at

Orange Street.

Mitigation:

Columbus Avenue (between Church & Orange) Reopening June 1!

Driving lane

2-way traffic

Driving lane

Getting Around:

Alternate Routes & Mitigations

SeGetting Around During Construction

Throughout construction, there will always be routes into and out of

the City, as well as around the construction area. The project team

will:

• Clearly mark the official detour routes and lanes shifts with on-

street signage.

• In addition to the official, signed detour route, alternate routes

have been developed for large employer parking locations to

provide commuters with options.

• Avoid lane closures during peak morning and afternoon

commutes to the extent possible.

• Provide the public with advanced notice of traffic shifts, lane

closures, and detours via construction news alerts

Alternate Routes: Example

In addition to the official,

signed detour, alternate

routes have been developed

from for over 15 large

parking locations in the

construction area.

Goal of alternate routes is to

alleviate traffic congestion &

commuter delays to the

extent possible during the

SFR closure.

Public Transit Options

To & from New Haven

• Hartford Line: Service between New Haven and Springfield, with stops in Meriden, Wallingford, Berlin, Hartford,

Windsor, & Windsor Locks.

• Shore Line East: Service between New Haven and shoreline towns east to New London.

• Metro North: New Haven Line Service between New Haven and shoreline towns to the west and NYC.

Within New Haven

• Free Downtown/Union Station Shuttle: Free shuttle runs between New Haven’s Union Station and seven

Downtown New Haven locations, Monday-Friday 6 AM- 10 PM.

• CTtransit Bus Service: Local bus service throughout New Haven and surrounding towns.

• Go New Haven Go: Go New Haven Go promotes health & well-being across the region by advancing safe, cost

effective, and convenient transportation for getting into and around New Haven. Learn more at gonhgo.org/

Outreach & Communications:

Informing the Public

SeReaching Commuters:

Multiple Platforms Before & Throughout

Construction

• Regular construction news email updates sent out

via DTX eblasts

• Social media & website updates

• Open communication with large employers

• Share alternate routes at parking garages

• Updates via traffic reporter & media outreach

• On-road signage & advanced variable messaging

signs

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