End of the Big Dig on Houston Street Draws Near

The Big Dig on Houston Street is nearing completion. It’s been a long 10+ years that Houston Street has had to endure continuous groundwork much to the chagrin of motorists who bear the brunt of the pain due to traffic crawling along Houston Street and Second Avenue. Aside from getting a lot of new piping and wiring for badly needed upgrades, several new pedestrian areas were built or extended to make crossing this dangerous thoroughfare much safer. Wider medians and better crossing lights with visible timer make traversing the streets a whole lot safer. You no longer need to run to make it all the way across and it’s a shorter distance thanks to the extended sidewalks.

In speaking with some of the construction foreman on several sites they tell us that by the end of the year all groundwork will be completed up to the Bowery and the most complicated portion of the job, the entire intersection of Bowery and Houston, will be fully completed and ready for paving. New and improved bike lanes are also in place but make sure you look in both directions because it’s a bit confusing for pedestrians as they begin crossing. Many don’t even realize that when they are standing in the street waiting to cross that they are in harms way deep into the bike lane.