The city of Sacramento is trying to make Broadway safer for people on bikes and those who want to walk around the area. New construction began May 19 as part of the Broadway Complete Streets project. It affects a two-mile strip between 3rd and 29th streets, south of downtown, with construction taking place overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Several businesses and restaurants along that corridor are feeling the impact.At Sacramento Ink, owner Rod Goodale knows the construction work is temporary."I just hope it doesn't hurt our business in the long run," he said. But like the tattoos he creates for his customers, he's looking forward to the permanent project."It's going to get people on their feet, walking by," Goodale said. "C'mon in here and get a tattoo after having breakfast at Tower Café or something."At Miso Japanese Cuisine, the owners have noticed a slowdown in sushi sales."A lot of customers, they have a hard time finding parking areas and just going through traffic it takes much longer time than it usually does," said owner Jerry Hu.This two-week phase of construction will include lane shifts and closures with some limited access to driveways and cross streets.There are detours and temporary parking restrictions during construction. Hu said they're coming up with ways to promote their business, to make it worth patrons putting up with the problems."We are doing something special like sake bombs and we are planning to do karaoke nights on Saturday," he said. Both Broadway family-owned businesses said the project will bring in new customers with bike lanes and marked crosswalks, making it a safer area and slowing down traffic."It will be nice to see it slow down a little bit," Goodale said. "Broadway should be a slow-down street."Hu is also looking forward to seeing new faces in the restaurant."Broadway is going to be a lot nicer and bring a lot of customers in," he said.This phase of Broadway Complete Streets is expected to be finished by June 3.The city said residents can expect to hear noise from the grinding and paving machines, along with vibrations from the equipment.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.