Franklin Boulevard Study - City of Springfield

Recommended Improvements
The Springfield City Council unanimously approved advancing the
improvements to the east-west section of Franklin Boulevard from
I-5 to the Springfield Bridges and the north-south portion of Franklin
Boulevard (McVey Highway) from the Franklin/McVey intersection
to the railroad tracks. The City Council concurred with the
Stakeholder Advisory Committee’s recommendation.
The City Council’s recommendation included the following
elements:
• Develop Franklin Boulevard as an enhanced arterial from I-5 to
Henderson Street
• Provide a continuous bike lane on Franklin, a parallel route, or
on a riverfront trail
They also asked the City to pay special attention to whether the
roundabout at Franklin/McVey:
• Provides adequate truck access
• Provides enough traffic capacity
• Minimizes business and property impacts
• Includes safe pedestrian crossings
The City of Springfield will advance the project or project elements
for conceptual design as funding is available.
• Develop both the north and south sides of Franklin Boulevard as
a multiway boulevard from Henderson Street to Mississippi
Street
• Develop the south side of Franklin Boulevard as an arterial and
the north side of Franklin Boulevard as multiway boulevard
from Mississippi Street to Brooklyn Street
• Pursue a roundabout at the Franklin/McVey intersection
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee asked the City to continue to
consider the following issues:
• Seek to minimize right-of-way and business impacts as the
design is advanced
• Identify the design as a concept that can be modified to fit with
development
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