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Chestnut Avenue, from Shaw to
Bullard avenues, east of Fresno State, reopened Friday, April 25, for
through traffic.
Temporary traffic control will be in place due to work yet to completed
at intersections of Shaw/Chestnut and Bullard/Chestnut that includes new
traffic signal poles and equipment.
A new roundabout at the intersection of Barstow and Chestnut avenues is
fully functioning for both north-south and east-west movements. Campus
traffic officials urge drivers of cars and bicycles, as well as
pedestrians, to slow down and exercise caution in approaching the new
roundabout and when moving through it. There is also a roundabout at
Bulldog Lane adjacent to the entry to the Save Mart Center’s North Lot.
For those unfamiliar with proper use of a roundabout,
click here.
This new section of roadway was made possible through a $4.6 million
grant from the state’s Traffic Congestion Relief Program. Chestnut
Avenue was widened to four lanes from Shaw to Barstow and three lanes
from Barstow to Bullard.
The project also included a new parking lot for Fresno State’s Rue and
Gwen Gibson Farm Market at Chestnut and Barstow, as well as many other
utility infrastructure improvements for both the campus and the city.
The project was done in conjunction with the City of Fresno and the
Campus Pointe development team.
For more traffic information, contact Army Armstrong, public information
office for University Police Department, at 278.6709
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