Went biking, very hot day! Strong sun. We only did 15 miles but I was tired. Got a headache from it and some sunburn. Tired from loooong music rehearsal from night before. Was fun though. :)
* Improve safety for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians * Improve traffic flow
Reasons for Bridge Replacement:
* ... * Mount Vernon Trail users wishing to cross the bridge are confined to a narrow sidewalk with speeding traffic on one side and the bridge wall on the other. This has created high safety risks for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. * Pedestrians and bicyclists crossing the Parkway at the Columbia Island Marina entrance must do so in the face of oncoming vehicle traffic traveling at a high rate of speed in both directions.
The Project Includes:
* ... * Replacing a pedestrian crosswalk with a tunnel under the Parkway for safe access between the Columbia Island Marina, the Mount Vernon Trail and the Potomac shoreline * Providing a barrier along the Humpback Bridge to separate users of the Mount Vernon Trail from Parkway traffic.
US DoT is in the process of making it safer:
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The Humpback Bridge Replacement Project will:
* Improve safety for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians
* Improve traffic flow
Reasons for Bridge Replacement:
* ...
* Mount Vernon Trail users wishing to cross the bridge are confined to a narrow sidewalk with speeding traffic on one side and the bridge wall on the other. This has created high safety risks for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
* Pedestrians and bicyclists crossing the Parkway at the Columbia Island Marina entrance must do so in the face of oncoming vehicle traffic traveling at a high rate of speed in both directions.
The Project Includes:
* ...
* Replacing a pedestrian crosswalk with a tunnel under the Parkway for safe access between the Columbia Island Marina, the Mount Vernon Trail and the Potomac shoreline
* Providing a barrier along the Humpback Bridge to separate users of the Mount Vernon Trail from Parkway traffic.
Is it a Ramirez? :-)
ReplyDeleteSince when the Dem switch their logo to a Bull? "-)
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