A new roundabout was recently constructed at the intersection of Mulberry and Derry streets in Harrisburg.
A project to make a Harrisburg neighborhood safer and greener is getting closer to completion.
Harrisburg announced on Monday that road construction in MulDer Square, the area where Mulberry and Derry streets meet, will largely be finished this month. The corridor will likely reopen to traffic on Dec. 23.
The project began in July, closing off Mulberry Street, from the Mulberry Street Bridge to Derry Street.
“This is one of the areas that had high fatalities due to accidents, so the point is to slow down any type of negative congestion in the area,” the city’s project manager Percy Bullock said.
According to Bullock, the construction included installing a roundabout at the intersection of Mulberry and Derry streets, making sidewalks ADA-accessible and updating street lighting. Side streets Nectarine and Evergreen were also paved and Nectarine Street was transformed into a pedestrian-focused green walkway.
Additionally, the city is also working on a project to transform the Derry Street cul-de-sac, which was previously a vacant, blighted area, into a linear park and pathway. The park will stretch from Sylvan Terrace to S. Cameron Street and include benches, ADA-accessible features, new trees and landscaping.
The park project will likely reach completion in April or May, according to Bullock.
The MulDer Square Redevelopment Project is part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative to reduce pedestrian fatalities.
For more information on the MulDer Square construction and other Vision Zero projects, visit the city’s website.
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