FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2019
City of Kingston Moves Broadway Streetscape Project Forward
KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steve Noble is pleased to announce that the City of Kingston is advancing the Broadway Streetscape Project, which will begin construction in Spring 2020. The City has finalized design plans and the bid for construction is expected to be advertised in November. Broadway Streetscape Project goals are to improve the safety of all travelers on the Broadway corridor, to improve traffic flow, and enhance the aesthetics of the Midtown business district.
This project renovates Broadway from East St. James Street to Grand Street and will include:
- new ADA accessible sidewalks
- paving of the entire roadway
- new street lane configuration for parking, bikes, and vehicles that improve safety for all users
- synchronized traffic lights that will move vehicular traffic more quickly at a consistent, safe speed
- new traffic and wayfinding signs
- 49 bioswales that divert stormwater from flowing into the Rondout Creek, reduce the stormwater volume that goes to the city’s water treatment plant and improve water quality, and add greenery
- 2 interpretive panels that explain the bioswales
- 22 benches
- 76 new healthy street trees that are appropriate for the environment and will not heave the sidewalk
- 235 deciduous shrubs, 1470 herbaceous plants
- 23 trash and 23 recycling cans
- 28 bike racks
- removal of antiquated parking meters and the addition of modern parking kiosks
- integration with the design of the I-587 roundabout and seamless connections for pedestrians and bicyclists from one project to the other
- making a connection on the Kingston Greenline and Empire State Trail
“This project has been in the works for many years, and I am so thrilled to see it moving forward. Broadway will be completely transformed starting at one of the gateways into Kingston to the heart of Midtown,” said Mayor Noble. “Not only will this much-used corridor be safer for all who travel there, more environmentally-friendly with green infrastructure, new street trees and plants, it will also be more attractive.”
Secured grant funding for the Broadway Streetscape Project construction phase is from the following sources:
NYSDOT’s Transportation Enhancements Program - $2,001,500
NYSDOT’s Reallocated Earmark Funds – $281,112
NYSERDA’s Cleaner, Greener Communities Program - $520,000
NYSDEC’s Climate Smart Communities Program - $850,000
NYSEFC’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program - $1,292,000
City of Kingston Local Share: at least $400,778
Total Grant and Local Funding Secured: $5,345,790
More information, along with planning and construction documents can be found at www.kingstonny.gov/broadwaystreetscapeproject.