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Special Notice: Night Work
SPECIAL NOTICE:
NIGHTTIME WORK SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT & THURSDAY!

Nighttime work related to Downtown Crossing will occur between 9:30 p.m. TONIGHT (Tuesday May 10, 2022) until 6:00 a.m. TOMORROW (Wednesday May 11, 2022) on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. between Church and College Streets.

This work entails the paving of utility trenches for the new Temple Street traffic signal. This work has the potential to cause noise and is therefore being called out in this special notice.

Nighttime work related to Downtown Crossing will occur between 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 until 6:00 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2022 on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. between Church and College Streets.

This work entails installing traffic signal equipment over the intersection for the new Temple Street traffic signal. This work has the potential to cause noise and is therefore being called out in this special notice.

This work is being done at night to maintain hospital access and public safety. If done during the daytime hours, this work could inhibit access to Yale New Haven Hospital as it requires additional lane closures, beyond the existing lane closures in place to accommodate construction of 101 College Street and Downtown Crossing Phase 3.


Please note that these work dates are weather dependent and subject to change.
Construction News Through Friday, May 13, 2022
OVERVIEW
Aside from the night work mentioned above, no significant changes to the existing traffic patterns are expected over the next week.

Various single-lane closures will occur to accommodate construction of 101 College Street and Downtown Crossing Phase 3 and are listed in more detail below.

LANE CLOSURES
Through Friday, May 13, 2022 various lane closures may continue to occur on the following roads to accommodate construction:

  • South Frontage Road (SFR): double-lane closure on SFR between York Street and College Street (NIGHTTIME WORK).
  • South Frontage Road (SFR): single-lane closures on SFR between College and Church Streets.
  • Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Boulevard: single and double-lane closures between College and Church Streets.
  • Temple Street: single lane closures on Temple Street between George Street and MLK Boulevard.


WORK HOURS
Through Friday, May 13, 2022, Downtown Crossing-related work will occur during daytime and nighttime work hours.

Daytime work hours are weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Nighttime work hours are between 9:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Nighttime is scheduled to occur Sundays beginning at 9:30 p.m. through Fridays at 6 a.m. every week from now until the end September. This work will occur on South Frontage Road between York and College Streets and is not expected to create loud noise.

Any nighttime work that has the potential to create noise will be called out through a special notice at the beginning of all Construction News notices as was done in this email.

Road signage will alert drivers to lane closures in the construction area.

Please pay attention to road signage, slow down, and stay safe!



NAVIGATING THE ORANGE STREET INTERSECTION
On Monday. April 18, the Orange Street intersection opened to the public. The opening of the new intersection across the former highway corridor is significant and historic.

Most significantly, it marks a new truncation of the highway environment and reclamation of New Haven streets designed for use by pedestrians and bicyclists as well as slower-speed motor vehicle traffic.

It is vital that drivers obey the traffic rules of the intersection in order to keep ALL users safe.

Drivers:

  • OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT

  • STOP AT ALL RED LIGHTS

  • DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN LEFT as there are NO left-hand turns from any point in the intersection

  • NEVER TURN RIGHT ON RED

  • DO NOT block the intersection! NEVER enter the middle of the intersection on a yellow light and risk blocking the intersection


New Haven Police Department have conducted traffic enforcement at the intersection over the past two weeks ticketing over 100 drivers for traffic control signal violations (running red lights) and distracted driving. Enforcement will continue and drivers who commit infractions will be ticketed.

So please slow down, pay attention to your surroundings, and help keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe!

For important information on how to navigate the Orange Street intersection for bicyclists, pedestrians, and motor vehicle traffic,