Northview road closures begin for city's concrete reconstruction project
Drivers face detours and restricted access as Manhattan upgrades streets, sidewalks and utilities
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Sign up freeMotorists in Manhattan's Northview neighborhood are navigating detours and restricted access this week after crews installed traffic controls for a major street improvement project.
The construction has fully shut down Butterfield Road, routing drivers onto a detour along Walters Drive and Casement Road. Nearby, crews are rebuilding Highland Drive and Highland Circle one-half of the street at a time. Highland Drive is currently limited to one-way local traffic, while two-way access remains open for residents entering and leaving Highland Circle.
The neighborhood upgrades are part of the city's 2026 Concrete Maintenance Group 1 project, which replaces aging infrastructure with full-depth pavement reconstruction, new sidewalks, storm sewers, waterlines and erosion control.
The roadwork is scheduled to wrap up in stages throughout the fall. Construction in the Highland area is expected to conclude by late October, and crews anticipate finishing the Butterfield Road portion by mid-November, when new pavement markings and signage will be complete and normal traffic patterns resume.
The neighborhood improvements are bankrolled by the Special Street Maintenance Fund, which relies on a local 0.2% sales tax. That fund is covering Manhattan's entire $1.9 million budget for concrete maintenance projects in 2026.
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