On Wednesday, May 3, between 9 and 11 a.m., there will be intermittent closures on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK) and on South Frontage Road (SFR) between Orange and Church Streets.

These closures are occurring to allow for testing of a wrong-way detection system; each intermittent closure will be brief.

State and Local police will be present. On-road signage will provide drivers with advanced notice of each brief traffic stoppage.

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

OVERVIEW

Aside from Wednesday's intermittent closures of MLK and SFR, no significant changes to the existing traffic patterns are anticipated to occur over the next week. Various single and double lane closures will continue to occur to accommodate construction of 101 College Street; they are listed in more detail immediately below.

The one-way conversation of Lafayette Street that began in February will continue through the end of 2023. Please see further below for more information about the temporary one-way conversion of Lafayette Street.

LANE CLOSURES

Through Friday, May 5, 2023, lane closures may occur on the following roads to accommodate construction of 101 College Street:

• South Frontage Road (SFR): double-lane closures on SFR between York and College Streets (Night work).
• South Frontage Road (SFR): single-lane closures on SFR between College and Church Streets.
• Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Boulevard: daytime single and double-lane closures between College and Church Streets; multiple lane closures on week-nights, with one lane remaining open at all times.
• Temple Street: single lane closures on Temple Street between George Street and MLK Boulevard.
• College Street:  double-lane closures between Crown & George Streets

WORK HOURS

Through Friday, May 5, 2023, Downtown Crossing-related work will occur during both daytime and nighttime work hours.

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

Nighttime work hours are between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Nighttime work is scheduled to occur Sundays beginning at 8 p.m. through Fridays at 6 a.m. every week through early/mid 2023. 

This night work will occur in two locations and lane closures may occur on:

--on South Frontage Road between York and College Streets

--on MLK Blvd. between Temple and York Streets.

This work is not expected to cause loud noise. Any nighttime work that has the potential to create loud noise will be called out through a special notice at the beginning of all Construction News notices.



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

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

Lafayette Street Temporarily Converted to One-way

To safely accommodate nearby construction of a new apartment building, Lafayette Street has temporarily become a one-way street, going east.

This condition is expected to last about eight months. A simple detour marked with on-road signage will guide drivers who previously traveled west on Lafayette Street.

Please see directly below for a graphic showing the temporary one-way conversion of Lafayette Street, along with the detour for drivers who previously used Lafayette to travel west.