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Manville Road Corridor Improvement Project – Work has resumed

Posted on: March 7, 2024 - 4:34pm

Restart of Project:

  • The Manville Road Corridor Improvement Project, aimed at enhancing the pedestrian safety in downtown Pleasantville has resumed.
  • Anticipate impacts on parking and traffic flow in the area during the approximately three-month construction period.

Project Overview:

  • Supported by $1.6 million in grant funding.
  • Focus on improving pedestrian circulation through sidewalk enhancements, signal upgrades, and speed calming measures.

Current Project Status:

  • The Project is halfway complete.
  • Pending tasks include:
    • The construction of a retaining wall around monument island to enable the placement of a right-hand turn lane from Memorial Plaza onto Manville Road. To facilitate this phase of construction, the plantings and trees near the retaining wall will be removed, and the flag poles temporarily taken-down. In the final phase of the project, the flagpoles will be re-installed, and new trees and landscaping added.
    • Once the right-hand turn lane has been constructed at the Memorial Plaza/Manville Road intersection, new curbing and sidewalk will be installed around the monument and across the existing slip lane. The sidewalk will widen as it extends over the MTA bridge towards Wheeler Avenue.
    • Addition of ‘center island’ between Vanderbilt Ave. and Grant St.
    • Addition of a mast arm traffic signal adjacent to the Manville Rd parking lot, which enables the removal of the ‘double traffic signal’ at the intersection of Wheeler Ave. and Manville Rd. 
    • The replacement of remaining pedestrian signals and sidewalks.

Upgrades to the Northern End of Memorial Plaza – Scheduled for Summer 2024

The Manville Road Project will result in the removal of the right hand ‘slip lane’ exiting the north end of Memorial Plaza. Reconfigured parking will remain on the railroad side of the median, while plantings, trees and a lawn area near the monuments will be added. The anticipated cost is approximately $600,000, which is supported by $450,000 in grant funding. This work contributes toward the proposed civic space, if that project is undertaken in the future. 

Renderings and More Information:

  • View the rendering of the final Manville Road condition here.
  • View rendering of upgrades to northern end of Memorial Plaza here.
  • For more information, please feel free to email info@pleasantville-ny.gov or call 914-769-1975.