May Avenue

• Maintain traffic during construction
• Ramp closures with detours

• Close inside lanes next to the median to construct the bridge
• Maintain two lanes open along N.W. Expressway east and westbound during construction
• Opportunities to speed construction with night-time work and lane reductions will be considered

The project is funded by an ACOG grant, the City’s 2017 bond program and Street Development Fees.

Construction began 5/26/26 with removal of the May Avenue bridge. Work will continue with construction of the new bridge.

Yes. May Avenue and N.W. Expressway will both be at grade with traffic maintained through traffic signals.

Phase 1: temporarily close the outside lanes of N.W. Expressway in each direction

Phase 1A: temporarily close the inside lanes of N.W. Expressway in each direction

Phase 2: north and south bound traffic on May Avenue will move onto at-grade temporary detour lanes. Removal of the current bridge and construct the new bridge

Phase 2A: close the new May Avenue bridge inside lanes in both directions

Phase 3: move all May Avenue traffic to the west side lanes with one lane in each direction to complete the permanent paving for all the northbound roadway and ramps

Phase 4: move all traffic onto the east side lanes with one lane in each direction to complete the permanent paving for all the southbound roadway and ramps

Phase 5: northbound and southbound traffic narrowed down to one lane in each direction to construct the islands, final drainage structures and all curb and gutter along the bridge.