Broad Street is about to become more congested between 1st and Harrison streets because of construction of stations for the GRTC Pulse, the bus rapid transit system, GRTC has announced.

Beginning this week or possibly next, the bus company stated that one eastbound lane and one westbound lane will be shut down to allow demolition of the concrete median and development of the stations along the Pulse route.

The reduction in travel lanes also is expected to impact street parking along Broad Street.

Drivers already have experienced some construction disruption near the state Department of Motor Vehicles building on West Broad Street, where the first BRT station is under construction. And there was some disruption last week as crews worked in the median between Foushee and Thompson streets.

This work will be more extensive and is expected to affect traffic for several months.

Further information: (804) 980-0084 or www.ridegrtc.com/brt/construction-info/.