Improvement project for Providence and Stadium intersection starts Monday
A major Columbia road is getting some improvements this summer and work is scheduled to start Monday morning.
Providence Road and Stadium Boulevard is one of the city’s busiest intersections.
Crews are hoping to make access to and from streets around the intersection a little smoother.
Crews were scheduled to start working around 7:00 Sunday night and work will continue till 7:00 each morning.
They’ll work during the overnight hours to try and avoid any traffic impacts for drivers, something public works tells ABC 17 News is their main focus.
The Providence Road improvement project involves adding new traffic signals and turn lanes, among other changes.
It will help improve traffic movement and access for traffic from the university area streets and for the Grasslands Neighborhood.
The work is meant to help those driving from those areas get out onto Providence easier and safer.
City officials say lane closures on Providence are likely.
On Monday morning crews are scheduled to close Turner Avenue, University Heights, and Kentucky Avenue.
They’ll also start removing the barrier islands at Fifth and Rollins so drivers can take that route while Turner is closed.
Specific project improvements include:
New Traffic Signals: Installation of traffic signals along Providence Road at the intersection with Burnam Road and at the intersection with Turner Avenue.
Traffic Signal Removal: Removal of the existing traffic signal along Providence Road at the intersection with Rollins Street.
New Sidewalk: Construction of a sidewalk along the south side of Burnam Road from Birch Road to Providence Road.
Two Signalized Crosswalks: Enhancing the crosswalks at the signalized intersections at Turner and Burnam to meet or exceed current standards, including pedestrian signals.
Southbound right turn lane: Extension of the southbound right turn lane onto Stadium from Providence Road.
Intersection access improvements: The intersections of Providence Road with Bingham Road and Kentucky Boulevard will be converted to right-in/right-out/left-in. The intersections of Providence Road with Rollins Street and Brandon Road will be converted to right-in/right-out.
The work is expected to wrap up by the fall of 2017.
