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Norwalk staff outlines near‑term corridor projects as growth increases traffic
Summary
City staff presented a 5‑year list of corridor projects — North Avenue, Beardsley, Orchard Hills Drive and Cherry Parkway — saying capacity issues driven by development and school traffic will require corridor reconstructions, roundabouts or 3‑lane sections and multi‑year design and utility work.
At the Oct. 2 Norwalk City Council meeting, Wayne (city staff) presented a briefing on near‑term corridor projects the city expects to need over the next five years because of growth and rising traffic volumes.
Wayne identified four priority corridors: North Avenue (east and west of Highway 28), Beardsley Street West and Orchard Hills Drive (which will eventually connect to High Road). He said the corridors are experiencing turning‑movement congestion near schools and new housing developments and that certain intersections are already at or approaching failing levels of service. The 2023 study of North Avenue East showed the westbound leg of a…
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