Traffic Alert: New Pedestrian Crosswalk, Signal Installed On Ninth Avenue

April 27, 2021

A new pedestrian crosswalk and signal has been installed on Ninth Avenue, just south of Springhill Drive. Pedestrians will be allowed to safely cross Ninth Avenue on the south side of the Carpenters Creek Bridge. Pedestrians can continue to cross Ninth Avenue on the north side of the bridge at Bayou Boulevard.

The travel lanes on Ninth Avenue over the Carpenters Creek Bridge were shifted to the eastern portion of the structure earlier this week. This traffic configuration is expected to be in place until later this year.

Ninth Avenue is the focus of a $4.3 million construction project that is replacing the existing bridge over Carpenters Creek. Construction crews will also resurface the roadway between Royce Street and Bayou Boulevard, along with a portion of Carpenters Creek Drive. The project is estimated for completion in mid-2022.

Comments

4 Responses to “Traffic Alert: New Pedestrian Crosswalk, Signal Installed On Ninth Avenue”

  1. Brian on April 27th, 2021 12:13 pm

    EMS should just go ahead and hang a defibrillator on the cross walk sign for convenience. Could’ve built a sidewalk under the new bridge for pedestrians to cross safely.

  2. Citizen on April 27th, 2021 10:27 am

    Yes, of course. The busy pedestrian thoroughfare that is 9th and Springhill.

    Lived here my whole life and seen plenty of people walking East and West along Bayou / Brent but never at the bottom of the hill just south of Cordova Mall.

    Surely this is more of a priority than finishing the ongoing road projects in the county.

  3. KSP on April 27th, 2021 7:57 am

    I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a pedestrian trying to cross in that location.

  4. ensley boy on April 27th, 2021 6:43 am

    Be careful pedestrians. Just because there may be a traffic signal doesn”t mean vehicle traffic will stop when the light is red.

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