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Broad Street Road Diet Information
| Town of Windsor staff recently hosted a public information meeting to hear updates on the recent and upcoming projects including the proposed Broad Street Road Diet. This proposed project includes the reduction of Broad Street to one travel lane in each direction from Poquonock Avenue (Route 75) to the vicinity of Sycamore Street, the creation of dedicated turn lanes, on-street parking, and improved walkability in the town center area. Additional work will include the installation of updated traffic signals to support the proposed lane configuration and shortened pedestrian crossing lengths. There was also an overview of the roundabout concept that is under consideration & and being evaluated at the Bloomfield Ave/Poquonock intersection and the Broad Street/Poquonock Avenue/Palisado Avenue intersection. Current Schedule of Major Design Milestones Preliminary Design - Feb. 15 Public Information Sessions – Feb and March Semi-Final Design- April 15 Final plan for CT DOT review - May 15 Final Plans for Bidding - June 15 Bids due - July 30 Decision on Referendum Date – August/September Funding Sources Initial Estimate - $4.5M inclusive of Design and Construction
Balance above the state and federal grants would come from Town funds or a reduction in the project scope Anyone interested in obtaining further information may do so by contacting the Engineering Department at (860) 285-1861, or by email at engineering@townofwindsorct.com. - from the Town Managers report 1/3/24 |