On June 1st, 2007, New York State Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) much-anticipated revamp of West Street (Route 9A) began. The project extended the design of Promenade South, which rebuilt the sidewalks, roadways, and crossings south of West Thames Street, as well as renovated the Battery Park Underpass entrance.
West Street facing south
The West Street Promenade “Segment 2” project improved the boulevard between West Thames and Chambers Street. Some of its elements included restoring West Street to eight traffic lanes, updating utilities, landscaping, improving at-grade crossings, removing or modifying pedestrian bridges, and raising the road to match the World Trade Center’s (WTC) elevation.
SDOT also modified the approach to the West Street Underpass that links to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, making the tube reversible to accommodate rush-hour traffic.
MONTHLY STAKEHOLDERS MEETING: Meetings about the project are held the third Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the LMCCC, One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor.
*The following information was last updated August 27, 2010.
Chambers Street: Final utility/water main work at Chambers/West intersection performed on weekends through Sept. 2010 in coordination with the city's Chambers Street Reconstruction
Albany Street: North and south crosswalks were rebuilt and reopened in July 2010
West Street (West Thames to Vesey): Final utility work underway
Port Authority work on the east-west connector (linking the WTC site and World Financial Center) and the south bathtub ongoing. Extensive SDOT-PA coordination and construction staging.
Stakeholders meetings take place every third Friday of the month. For more information, contact the project's Community Outreach Liaison by telephone at (800) 714-0454 or by e-mail at route9a@dot.state.ny.us.
The project began June 1st, 2007 and is expected to be substantially complete by late 2011 (north of Vesey and south of Albany). The area adjacent to the WTC site is expected to conclude appx. 2014.
The four-stage project will involve temporary traffic and sidewalk shifts, but advance community notification, signage, and detours are a key part of the construction program. To help alleviate traffic congestion, SDOT will assign traffic enforcement agents and maintain six lanes of traffic and the West Street bikeway/walkway at all times.
While city DOT is typically responsible for street and sidewalk construction projects in the five boroughs, the state is responsible for highways such as Route 9A (West Street).
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