Downtown Improvements

The City of Chandler recently completed design for aesthetic and pedestrian improvements along Wall Street between Chicago Street and Frye Road. As part of the ongoing revitalization south of the Historic Square, Wall Street Improvements (from Chicago Street to Frye Road) will improve and increase pedestrian spaces in Downtown Chandler. The first phase of improvements included undergrounding overhead electric and communication utilities. Renderings of the planned improvements are provided below.

Crews resumed work in late May with work beginning in the south portion of Wall Street to lower utilities and conduct removals to begin minor irrigation work as part of the planned improvements. Work in the south half of Wall Street is expected to take 4-6 weeks to complete, with similar work on the north half of Wall Street to follow. Crews will then install final signage, planters, irrigation, and lighting.

Access is being maintained from Arizona Avenue to the parking area, and pedestrian access to Wall Street will be maintained during construction. Work is taking place during daytime hours, weekdays, excluding major holidays, and accommodations made for sanitation and deliveries. Work areas will be secured to provide pedestrian access during off-work hours and weekends. 

Wall Street Daytime Image:

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The City of Chandler has contracted with Sunland Asphalt to construct improvements to Boston Street, between San Marcos Place and California Street. Improvements include full asphalt and subsurface removal and replacement as well as widening sidewalks on the north side of Boston, east of Oregon Street, and on the south side of Boston, west of Oregon Street, with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and pedestrian crosswalk improvements, and a ride share/drop off area. Construction began in early May and is expected to be complete in October 2024.

To accommodate Downtown Chandler visitors, this work is being conducted during the summer and has been phased to accommodate one-way traffic (eastbound only) on Boston Street, west of San Marcos Place. Work will be conducted one phase at a time with tentative dates provided (see graphic). 

Crews for the Boston Street Reconstruction Project are nearing completion in Phase 3, on the south side of Boston, east of the Oregon Street alignment. In addition, have begun work in a small portion of the east side of Phase 4.  Phase 4 is located on the south side of Boston, west of the Oregon Street alignment, and access is being provided to Oregon Street during work in these phases.

Scheduled to take place by June 21, traffic control will be extended to the east (from Oregon to California) as part of Phase 4. Pedestrian space and business access will remain open to each of the businesses in this segment. with removal and reconstruction of pedestrian space scheduled to begin the week of July 8. This work will be coordinated to minimize disruption to the businesses. 

In an effort to minimize the impacts to Downtown Chandler businesses, crews begin work at 3 a.m. each morning, working 9-hr days Monday through Thursday, and a 4-hr day on Fridays. 

Once all four phases are complete, crews will need to complete work in the roadway, which may require a short-term closure of Boston Street for approximately two weeks. Details will be provided as the work is scheduled. Thank you for your patience during this work.

Chandler City Hall Parking lot will be removed and repaved with new striping and added lighting. In addition, the “alley” to the south of the Boston Street businesses (north of the City Hall parking lot) will be reconstructed and include installation of concrete curbing, valley gutter, trash enclosure and electric vehicle charging stations.

Construction began in early June and is taking place during the summer with the goal of being complete prior to the peak business season. Initial work includes potholing, and removal of asphalt and any concrete or landscape, to begin work on the improvements. Access will be provided, for deliveries only, to the alley just south of Boston Street until work begins in that area. Project completion is expected in October 2024.