Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6, the traffic signal at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and N. Lafayette Street will be temporarily converted to a flashing yellow light.
This action will allow a waterline to be run along a section of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue from Butchers Lane to Lexington Avenue. This work is part of the ongoing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue “Complete Streets” Project and is happening now to avoid any impacts on Mardi Gras.
To accommodate the underground work, the intersection of N. Lafayette Street and MLK Avenue will be temporarily converted from a standard red, green and yellow traffic signal to flashing signals. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6, flashing red lights will be installed on Lafayette Street and Bizzell Avenue, while MLK Avenue will have a flashing yellow light. Motorists are asked to use caution in the area as drivers adjust to the change and work on the project continues. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue “Complete Streets” Project represents an $11.2 million investment and includes a full reconstruction of the roadway. The project will add new curbs, gutters, underground utilities, stormwater infrastructure, sidewalks, and drainage features. With the addition of on-street bike lanes, the project will also connect to the city’s Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail.
More information about the project is available at https://mapformobile.org/broad-street/.
