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

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.

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Summary

TRAFFIC NOTE:  Traffic patterns on several streets in north Battery Park City and elsewhere along West Street (Route 9A) are temporarily altered. Please see specific changes below.

PEDESTRIAN NOTE: The Vesey Street Pedestrian Bridge escalator is out of use on the west side of West Street for the next several months. SDOT is working with the Port Authority on replacement parts and repair work.

WEST STREET CROSSINGS: See the South Bathtub/VSC project update for additional updates.

Daily Activities

*The following information was last updated October 29, 2009.

• Warren Street is one-way eastbound west of West Street through the end of 2009.
• North End Avenue one-way southbound between Murray and Vesey from July through October 2009
• Vesey Street is one-way eastbound in Battery Park City from June through the end of 2009
• Murray Street is one-way westbound between West and North End from Oct. 3 through appx. Thanksgiving 2009
• West Street (Liberty to Chambers): Traffic lanes shifted east for road restoration work through October 2009
• West Street (Ward to Albany): Work underway since March 2, 2009 (with associated lane shifts)
• West Street (Chambers to Murray): work in bikeway (in right southbound lane); began in June 2009, shifting traffic lanes east . Bikeway relocated June through Nov. 2009.
• Rector Street will be dead-ended east of West Street through mid/late Nov. 2009
• The Rector Street pedestrian bridge reopened October 9, 2009
• Port Authority work on the east-west connector beside the WTC site
• W. Thames Park reconstruction of the park and dog run begin October 13, 2009.  Park to be fully closed through Memorial Day 2009; dog run will remain half-open.  Bikeway closures also will occur for utility work beside the park.
• SDOT and Port Authority to modify the Liberty Street Pedestrian Bridge, shifting the east extension to run southbound with stairway landing at West and Cedar Streets. Work to begin in October 2009 with new extension tentatively opening Jan. 2010.

Contact Info

Stakeholders meetings take place every third Friday of the month. For more information, contact the project's Community Outreach Liaison, Vivian Wu, by telephone at (800) 714-0454 or by e-mail at route9a@dot.state.ny.us.

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