Woolworth - Traffic Calming/Vulnerable Road Users Improvements

The City of Omaha is making safety improvements along Woolworth and 32nd Avenues to support safer speeds and enhance mobility for everyone walking, biking, or driving. These updates align with the City’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2045.

As part of this effort, Public Works is piloting Omaha’s first Quick-Build Modular Roundabout at 32nd and Woolworth—an intersection with a history of serious crashes. This pilot project is designed to help improve intersection and corridor wide safety by slowing speeds and reducing conflict points.

Additional supplemental updates include painted curb extensions, improved lighting, and targeted parking restrictions to improve visibility at key intersections.

Project Features

Improvements

Safer Speeds: Reconfigured intersections and traffic calming measures are designed to physically slow vehicle movement and speeds, increase driver attentiveness and reduce the risk of severe crashes.
Enhanced Visibility: This project includes painted curb extensions, targeted parking restrictions along Woolworth Avenue (between 32nd Ave and Park Ave), and daylighting treatments to shorten crossing distances and improve visibility for all users. Public Works is also coordinating with OPPD to install additional lighting at the intersection to enhance nighttime safety.
Piloted Safety Design: A modular mini-roundabout is a low-cost, quick-to-install traffic safety solution made from durable, recycled materials that can be customized for any intersection and installed directly over existing roads. Public Works is piloting this new-to-Omaha safety feature to evaluate its impact on vehicle speeds, safety, and traffic operations. Findings from the pilot will help guide decisions about a potential permanent redesign of the intersection.