Upgrades to California Avenue, already underway south of Wyandotte Street, will extend northward under a plan approved Tuesday by Windsor City Council.
The City of Windsor will make upgrades to California Avenue between Wyandotte Street and University Avenue before it proceeds with the planned closure of Sunset Avenue between Wyandotte and Fanchette streets, council decided at its meeting August 6.
When Sunset closes—slated now for fall 2014—California will function as the major north-south route for traffic adjacent to campus, according to studies conducted by city engineers.
Construction is already underway on California south of Wyandotte. The new project will extend the work, including sewers, water mains and rebuilding the street surface, curbs and sidewalks north to University. The city will install a new traffic light at the intersection of California and University avenues.
Sandra Aversa, UWindsor vice-president, planning and administration, said parking lots D, K and L will close once the campus parking structure opens; landscaping of these areas will commence soon after.