GREENWICH — The 1000’s of motorists driving on Arch Avenue on daily basis might quickly see much less site visitors as Part Two of the Arch Avenue Hall Site visitors Enhancements Venture begins Monday, the Greenwich Public Works Division stated in an announcement.
The development will trigger intermittent lane closures within the subsequent two weeks, each throughout the day and at evening, to forestall site visitors coming from Interstate 95, the city stated.
About 35,000 autos journey on Arch Avenue every day. The mission, which focuses on 5 intersections and one crosswalk, goals to mitigate site visitors congestion and enhance air high quality, the Public Works Division stated in an announcement.
The division is putting in an adaptive sign system that may reply to site visitors demand in actual time and establish incoming site visitors from surrounding intersections. Officers anticipate the part of the development to be full this fall.
The intersections can even get substitute mast arms, site visitors indicators, detection gear and cupboards, the city stated.
The Public Works Division is bettering the Arch Avenue intersections at Horseneck Lane, Railroad Avenue, Steamboat Street and Museum Drive, in addition to on the I-95 northbound and southbound ramps. The southbound Steamboat Street intersection can even get a right-turn-only lane due to excessive quantity site visitors, the division stated.
Funding for the $2.3 million mission got here from the Federal Freeway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air High quality program grant.
