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Home > City Departments > Public Works, Parks & Streets > Kenmore Avenue Reconstruction Project

Kenmore Avenue Reconstruction Project

CITY OF BUFFALO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS & STREETS
DESIGN SERVICES for the RECONSTRUCTION OF KENMORE AVENUE (CR-307)
Part I: Main Street (NY5) to Starin Avenue
City of Buffalo, County of Erie
(NYSDOT PIN 5757.18)


Kenmore Avenue Reconstruction

The City of Buffalo and Erie County are progressing the design for the reconstruction of Kenmore Avenue between Main Street and Starin Avenue in the City of Buffalo, NY. Kenmore Avenue (CR 307) travels from Grand Island Boulevard (NYS Route 324) at its western terminus to Main Street (NYS Route 5) at its eastern terminus and is 5.5 miles long. The portion between Main Street and Starin Avenue is the first phase of the reconstruction project, and is 1.3 miles long.

The project will involve the full-depth roadway reconstruction of 1.3 miles of Kenmore Avenue from Main Street to Starin Avenue. The primary goals of the project include upgrading the infrastructure, improving upon the safety and operation of vehicular and pedestrian facilities, and to revitalize this corridor which serves as a link between North Buffalo and bordering Towns and Villages to the north. The project will improve the configurations and width of existing travel and designated turn lanes to increase safety for motorists. Traffic control devices, such as traffic signals, traffic signs, and pavement markings will be replaced and updated to improve traffic flow and pedestrian/motorist safety. The traffic signals along the project corridor will be coordinated to improve continuity of travel. Geometric improvements at problem intersections will be implemented to improve motorist/pedestrian safety and traffic flow. A replacement storm drainage system will be installed, separating storm water lines from sanitary sewer lines within the project corridor.

Landscaping improvements will include new amenities within the roadway rights-of-way to include new granite curbs, concrete sidewalks and ADA compliant sidewalk curb ramps, street lighting, driveway aprons, trees, and crosswalks which will all help revitalize the corridor.

The project is constrained by several factors. The most significant of these are:

  • Budget – in the estimated year of construction (2013) the currently budgeted construction cost is $5.704 Million
  • Corridor Physical Features:
    • Right-of-Way (ROW) – the corridor is densely developed which limits the availability of ROW to expand the roadway cross section.
    • The mixed use nature of the corridor requires that both commercial and residential populations be accommodated.
    • Basic roadway geometry – the fundamental geometry with cross streets is set.  Improvements can however be made at the intersections.
    • Utilities – the corridor contains a significant number of utilities, both overhead and underground, that must be accommodated.


The project team (Project Organization) is encouraging feedback from local businesses and residents in the hope of providing the best possible project for the community. An Advisory Committee consisting of residential/business groups is currently being established to help with this effort.


A Public Open House will be held the first week of December, 2010.