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north of the intersection to be continuous with the Pleasant Street alignment
and the East Avenue Extension northbound approach will become the minor
leg at this T-intersection. The traffic island currently separating northbound
and southbound vehicles on Pleasant Street will be removed. Sharrows (or
bike lanes width permitting) will be added on the east side of Pleasant Street
and carried through the intersection onto East Avenue Extension. Pedestrian
crossings will be provided across all legs of the intersection.
Main Street at High Street and East Avenue Extension
The main focus of the proposed improvements at this intersection is to improve
the flow of traffic by introducing two-way traffic flow on all approaches. Longterm
improvements include geometric improvements to the intersection and
the introduction of two-way travel on Main Street, west of the intersection.
The exclusive westbound left-turn lane introduced in the short-term
improvements will be converted to a through-left lane, allowing vehicles to
continue westbound through the intersection on Main Street. The curb radii
of the northwest and southwest corners will be increased to accommodate
buses turning westerly onto Main Street from High Street and East Street.
The alignment of Main Street east of the intersection will be shifted slightly to
the south and the northeast corner curb radius will be decreased in order to
reduce the length of the pedestrian crossings, which will be provided across all
legs of the intersection.
Summer Street at High Street
Two-way travel will be introduced on High Street south of the Summer Street
intersection as part of the long-term East Avenue Extension improvements.
The proposed improvements at this intersection focus on accommodating the
two-way travel patterns on High Street south of Summer Street. Under existing
conditions, High Street accommodates two-way travel north of the Summer
Street intersection. The existing traffic island in the middle of the intersection
will be removed to allow vehicles to continue southbound on High Street
through the intersection. Existing on-street parking will be retained on Summer
Street and High Street. A curb bump-out is proposed along the east side of
High Street to calm traffic and reduce the length of pedestrian crossings. Also,
the southwest corner curb radius will be significantly decreased to reduce the
length of pedestrian crossings, which will be provided across all legs of the
intersection.
EXISTING GEORGE STREET AND EAST
AVENUE EXTENSION INTERSECTION
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