What's happening now?
The Fixing Our Streets Oversight Committee has voted to cancel the Alberta paving project. The cancellation is due to decreased revenue from the gas tax during the Covid-19 pandemic. Thank you for the time you have spent engaging with us on this project. This project remains important to us and we are sorry that we will not be moving forward with it at this time.
Project background and description
NE Alberta Street is a vibrant community hub of art galleries, shops, restaurants, bars, and various amenities. This project will make the entire street more accessible for people walking and will extend the life of the roadway.
This project includes:
Upgraded Curb Ramps
PBOT will rebuild over 60 sidewalk corners to make them ADA-accessible. These upgrades vary corner to corner, from minor to major improvements. Some will include a new detectable warning surface to alert people with vision impairments that they are about to enter the road. Some will be redesigned to provide a smoother transition for wheelchair users. Some corners will be completely reconstructed.
Repaving and Restriping
PBOT will completely repave NE Alberta Street between 15th and 30th Avenues, approximately 1.8 lane miles. After the grind and pave is over, PBOT will restripe all crosswalk and centerline markings and replace any street signs impacted by the work. PBOT will pave the road in multiple phases and anticipates full road closures of two to four consecutive blocks at a time.
Project funding
$3,520,000 funded by Fixing our Streets.