Project-Details

Mill Street serves as a collector for residences and some commercial use, and provides access to Centennial Boulevard and Main Street, two key Springfield arterial streets. Over time, the street had reached a state of deterioration beyond the feasibility of maintenance treatments.

In addition to crumbling pavement, Mill Street also presented challenges to pedestrians and bicyclists. Cyclists had to ride in the roadway and weave in and out of parked cars along the street. Between 2008-2015, nine bicyclist-involved crashes were reported along the project length. All except for one were angle, sideswipe, or turning movements, which are the types of crashes that could be expected to occur without good visibility of people biking and without infrastructure that encourages more predictable riding behavior, such as a bike lane.

Mill Street is also heavily accessed by pedestrians walking to Centennial Boulevard or Pioneer Parkway to use the bus. Reconstructing Mill Street provided an opportunity to enhance the safety and accessibility of curb ramps and pedestrian crossings to allow for continued, safe access of commonly used pedestrian routes to get to and from the nearby bus lines.

In partnership with the city of Springfield, we completed a full reconstruction of Mill Street. This project included:

These reconstruction efforts will help make the area safer and more accessible for pedestrians and create a smoother ride for drivers. 

Visit the City of Springfield's project webpage to learn more about this work and to sign up to receive the City's email updates.

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