Staff member: DOT to add trail, straighten curve, guardrail and turn lanes near Broadway

A city staff member described a set of DOT safety and multimodal changes slated for a stretch of Broadway near Old Mission Road. "They are, they're putting in a trail from Park Avenue up to Josephine. They are, kind of straightening out that curve a little bit. They're putting a guardrail on top of the and they're also making a turn lane there at Taylor," the staff member said, citing rear‑end collisions at the left‑turn area as a key safety concern.

The staff member said DOT has circulated drawings to the cities and has acquired some right of way, and estimated the work could move to bidding within about 12–18 months. The planned changes also include lengthening a northbound turn lane from SR‑44 toward Wallace and adding a right‑turn lane from SR‑44 onto Mission Drive; Canal Street's current merge onto SR‑44 would be reworked into a signalized movement at the light near the fire department. No construction schedule or funding allotments were finalized at the meeting.