Broom and Wilson Streets Reconstruction Public Meeting

The City is planning to move forward in 2023 with the previously planned and approved reconstruction project on South Broom and West Wilson Streets. The project is now proposed to be expanded in scope. A virtual public information meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m. At this meeting, City staff will present updates to the project design, including expanding bike facilities along South Bassett and West Wilson Streets, undergrounding overhead utility wires, anticipated construction schedule, and assessments. A presentation will be followed by discussion and staff will be available to answer questions.

You can join the virtual meeting using your computer, smartphone or tablet, or you can listen in via telephone. You will receive login information after registering at this link.

Project Summary

A test of a possible new lane configuration on South Broom Street was completed in the summer of 2019, which involved having one northbound thru lane on South Broom Street at West Wilson Street and one right-turn only lane for vehicles to turn right on to eastbound West Wilson Street. This test was successful and was used as part of the corridor study recommendations for West Wilson Street. These recommendations include a two-way cycle track on the south side of West Wilson Street, along with a 10 ft. wide sidewalk on South Broom Street between John Nolen Drive and West Wilson Street, and a separate two-way cycle track on South Broom Street between West Doty and West Main Streets.

The scope of this project on the 300 block of West Wilson Street and on South Broom Street includes replacement of the street infrastructure (curb, pavement, sidewalk and driveway aprons) along with replacement of the sanitary sewer and laterals and replacement of the water main. Storm sewer will be replaced as needed to properly drain the new street configuration. The project also includes replacement of the street lighting and installation of new pedestrian scale lighting. The traffic signals at the Broom/Wilson and Broom/Doty intersections will also be replaced with the project, and the new traffic signal at the Broom/Wilson intersection will include separate phases for eastbound and westbound West Wilson Street, which will help eliminate conflicts with eastbound thru traffic and westbound left turns on to South Broom Street (heading towards John Nolen Drive).

With the project delay, additional funding has been provided to expand the scope of the project. Funding is being provided through the tax incremental finance district to underground the overhead utilities within the limits of the reconstruction project on West Wilson and South Broom Streets. Additionally, South Henry Street will be resurfaced between West Doty Street and West Wilson Street. Work will also be included to complete some of the other recommendations of the Bassett Street and Wilson Street corridor plans, which includes extending the parking protected bike lane along South Bassett Street from West Main Street to West Wilson Street, and a new floating bus stop is proposed on South Bassett Street just south of West Doty Street. Within these limits on South Bassett Street (south of West Main Street), the lane configuration will also be changed to a single travel lane with parking allowed on both sides of the street, as was recommended in the Bassett Street corridor study.

Based on the recommendations of the watershed study to reduce storm water flooding, a raised bike and pedestrian crossing is now proposed for along West Wilson Street across the south side of the Hamilton/Henry intersection. To better connect this improvement, as part of the project it is also proposed that the two-way cycle track be extended up West Wilson Street to the intersection with South Carroll Street.

For more information, please visit the project website.