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Route 6A in many locations. In developed areas where Route 6 lies farther from the coastmore route options exist, most notably in West Barnstable and Dennis. Unlike the Rte 28corridor of the “Shore Route” Route 6A parallels Route 6, providing a largely continuousroute option with slower speeds and traffic volumes than the principal arterial Route 6,though it would still need infrastructure improvements to be a suitable route.Preliminary Design Concepts – On-roadway improvements and accommodationsare needed to provide a relatively direct, comfortable, and connected bicycle route northof Route 6. Shoulder widening, pavement markings, signage, intersectionenhancements, and other safety countermeasures along with wayfinding measuresshould be utilized consistent with the context and conditions of the specific roadwayswhere improvements are implemented. Because of the circuitous routing that might beutilized along secondary and residential streets wayfinding is an essential element.Cost Estimate – On-road improvements, unit costs per mile:• Signing and striping – $10,560.00• Widening to add shoulders/bike lanes – $501,600.00Assumes adding shoulders, signs, and pavement markings along both sides of the road.Recommendations for Implementation – Due to the regional nature of theproposed project, coordination among the six localities and the Cape Cod RegionalCommission is needed. The large area and the limited network of connected candidateroadways pose significant barriers to implementation. Uniformity in accommodationsthrough the corridor should be sought so that cyclists utilizing the route for travel acrossthe Cape will encounter a unified and integrated route from one jurisdiction to the next.Local comprehensive plans and other local and regional plans should be reviewed andamended to reflect the proposed project, the desired level of accommodations, andmeans by which individual localities can implement improvements. The project shouldbe coordinated with other proposed improvements within or adjacent to the Route 6corridor such as the proposed route through the Sandwich Historic District (Project5.3.27) and the “OBHC Triangle Route” (Project 5.3.18).Project 5.3.8: Relocation of Existing Rail Line and Conversion to TrailProject Description – This 6 mile project in the Town of Bourne proposes to create arails-with-trail facility from the northern terminus of the Shining Sea Bike Path to theCape Cod Canal Bikeway via the existing MassDOT/Bay Colony railroad right-of-way(ROW). This existing rail corridor parallels Shore Road in Bourne. Although the titlesuggests that the tracks require relocation, it is possible that the railroad ROW maintainssufficient width to support a new multi-use trail without the need to move the tracks.Chapter 5: Bike & Pedestrian Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan | August 2011Page 422