Dexter Ave N safety Improvements August 2014
AURORA AVE N
PROJECT GOALS
WESTLAKE AVE N
Dexter Ave N PROJECT OVERVIEW
Queen Anne
• Increase safety for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, freight and vehicles. • Reduce collision potential. • Upgrade the bicycle facility to be consistent with the Bicycle Master Plan.
DEXTER AVE N
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South Lake Union
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT BENEFITS • Safer crossings for pedestrians. • Upgrade bicycle facility from painted buffer to physically separated from moving traffic. • Center two-way left turn lane provides refuge for motorists turning into driveways or cross streets. • At the intersections, neither right nor left turning motorists will impede traffic; and left turning motorists will only have to cross one lane of traffic.
Project Information & Contact www.seattle.gov/transportation/dexter.htm Email
[email protected] or call (206) 684-7639
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is completing their utility work on Dexter Ave N for the north portal of the SR 99 tunnel. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has the opportunity to leverage their restoration work and make Dexter Ave N a safer street for all users. After analyzing the traffic data, SDOT is proposing to rechannelize the street from four lanes to three, with a center two-way left turn lane and right turn pockets. Additionally, the bicycle facility will be next to the curb, buffered from moving traffic by the parking lane.
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• August to September 2014 - Conduct outreach, gather feedback, and revise as needed based on feedback • October 2014 - Install from Denny Way to Harrison St • Mid 2015 - Install Harrison St to Republican St • Late 2015 - Mercer West complete • 2015 to 2016 - Analyze potential Phase 2 improvements EXISTING 16'
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