PROJECT UPDATES:
10/4/2024:
The project has been successfully completed!
9/26/2024;
Top Course Paving and Sidewalk Reconstruction on Columbia Street (from S Pearl Street to Broadway) was completed.
Final Epoxy Striping of Columbia Street and Clinton Avenue was completed.
The "gateway" obelisks (on the Clinton Ave median between Pearl Street and Broadway) were completed.
11/17/23:
Tree plantings were completed in early November Top-course paving and temporary striping between Pearl Street and Hawk Street was completed in early November.
Top-course asphalt resurfacing of the block between Pearl Street and Broadway will be completed on Sunday, November 19th (weather-permitting) beginning at 7AM. Please seek alternate routes as a detour will be in-place.
Waterborne (temporary) striping of the final proposed layout will be completed in mid-November (after Top-course is installed). Final epoxy striping, flexible colored asphalt (around trees), and completion of the gateway obelisk (decorative light) structures will be completed in Spring 2024 along with the Columbia Ave and Livingston Ave portions of the overall Albany Pedestrian Experience DRI project.
11/15/23: Tree plantings are scheduled to be planted in mid-November. Top-course paving and temporary striping between Pearl Street and Hawk Street was completed in early November. Top-course asphalt resurfacing of the block between Pearl Street and Broadway will be completed on Saturday, November 18th (weather-permitting) with temporary striping to follow. Final epoxy striping and completion of the gateway obelisk structures will be completed in Spring 2024 along with the Columbia Ave and Livingston Ave portions of the APX DRI project.
10/23/23: Southern curb & sidewalk reconstruction is in progress along Clinton Avenue. All substantial curb and sidewalk operations are anticipated to be completed along Clinton Avenue by Early-November. Gateway obelisk construction (in the center median between Broadway and Pearl St) is in progress. Above-ground obelisk construction is anticipated to extend into the winter. Tree plantings are scheduled to be planted in early November. Top-course asphalt resurfacing and final striping is anticipated for Mid-November. Detailing of gateway elements may progress into Spring 2024 but will have a relatively light impact on pedestrian & vehicular access.
10/10/23: Northern curb & sidewalk reconstruction is anticipated to be substantially completed during the week of October 9th. Southern curb & sidewalk reconstruction will begin during the week of October 9th. Construction will begin in the median (between Broadway and Pearl St) on October 9th.
9/14/23: Milling & First-Course Paving of Clinton Avenue is completed. Tree removals are in progress. Sidewalk reconstruction and curb replacement are in progress along the northern side of Clinton Avenue.
9/6/2023: Night-work milling & paving on Henry Johnson Boulevard is now scheduled to begin Wednesday, September 6th at 6PM. 1st-course paving is scheduled for Thursday at 6PM.
9/1/2023: Milling & First-Course Paving of Clinton Avenue is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 12th and Wednesday, September 13th (weather permitting). Residents are encouraged to take alternate routes, if possible, during milling and paving operations. Tree removals, sidewalk reconstruction, and curb replacement will follow
8/10/2023: The first phase of the project is set to begin on August 28, 2023.
