TOWN CENTER LOOP EAST TO BE RESTRIPED ADDING BUFFERED BIKE LANES
News Release from City of Wilsonville
Posted on FlashAlert: October 10th, 2014 3:15 PM
WILSONVILLE, OR -- During October, the City of Wilsonville plans to restripe the eastern portion of Town Center Loop to include significant new bike lanes as a component of the road's resurfacing during the annual street maintenance program. Specifically, Town Center Loop East is being converted from a five-lane road into a three-lane road with two vehicle travel lanes (one in each direction), a center left-turn lane and two buffered-bike lanes (one in each direction) between Wilsonville Road and Parkway Avenue. The restriping project does not impact Town Center Loop West, which is a much busier roadway with significantly hig her traffic volumes.
Members of the City Council reviewed the project's details at the October 6 work session. The project is expected to be completed the week of October 20 provided weather conditions are favorable.
"By completing this needed bike connection project now in conjunction with the pavement maintenance project, we are saving time and money since it is not a stand-alone project and we get the work down now as opposed to later," explained Nancy Kraushaar the City's Community Development Director.
As a project included in the City's Transportation Systems Plan adopted by City Council in June 2013, the addition of the new bike lanes on Town Center Loop East completes a continuous 3.2-mile north-south bike route that extends from the intersection of Memorial Drive and Parkway all the way to Elligsen Road on the north end of town. The soon-to-be complete bike route will provide bicycle connectivity between the Daydream Ranch, Courtside, Renaissance at Canyon Creek, and Canyon Creek Meadows and Estates neighborhoods and many of Wilsonville's commercial, employment and recreational attractions in the Town Center area.
The new buffered bike lanes include a five- to seven-foot-wide travel lane with a three-foot-wide safety buffer between the bike and automobile travel lanes--significantly increasing the safety and convenience for bicyclists traveling through this corridor.
Prior to moving forward with the restriping project, the City contracted with DKS, a traffic consulting firm, to study the impact of removing two travel lanes on Town Center Loop East. The consultant concluded that the modified road will still sufficiently meet the area's long-term traffic demands.
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Members of the City Council reviewed the project's details at the October 6 work session. The project is expected to be completed the week of October 20 provided weather conditions are favorable.
"By completing this needed bike connection project now in conjunction with the pavement maintenance project, we are saving time and money since it is not a stand-alone project and we get the work down now as opposed to later," explained Nancy Kraushaar the City's Community Development Director.
As a project included in the City's Transportation Systems Plan adopted by City Council in June 2013, the addition of the new bike lanes on Town Center Loop East completes a continuous 3.2-mile north-south bike route that extends from the intersection of Memorial Drive and Parkway all the way to Elligsen Road on the north end of town. The soon-to-be complete bike route will provide bicycle connectivity between the Daydream Ranch, Courtside, Renaissance at Canyon Creek, and Canyon Creek Meadows and Estates neighborhoods and many of Wilsonville's commercial, employment and recreational attractions in the Town Center area.
The new buffered bike lanes include a five- to seven-foot-wide travel lane with a three-foot-wide safety buffer between the bike and automobile travel lanes--significantly increasing the safety and convenience for bicyclists traveling through this corridor.
Prior to moving forward with the restriping project, the City contracted with DKS, a traffic consulting firm, to study the impact of removing two travel lanes on Town Center Loop East. The consultant concluded that the modified road will still sufficiently meet the area's long-term traffic demands.
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