Department of Transportation workers painted fresh lines and changed street signs Sunday in preparation for the major construction project meant to ease traffic and create more space for walkers and bikers.

The pedestrian plazas will provide shoppers and tourists with a place to relax and will be similar to the ones already in use in Chelsea and the Flatiron District.

Broadway in Herald Square, between 33rd and 35th Streets and Times Square between 42nd and 47th Streets will be traffic-free starting at 7 p.m. Sunday.

"I think it's great that the people get to walk and get to see the lights and experience the thrill of Broadway without all the traffic and commotion," said one New Yorker.

"Terrible, it's terrible. It's so congested they're closing like two lanes. It's terrible, you know," said another New Yorker.

The changes will also impact several bus routes in the area.

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