City of Grand Rapids issued the following announcement on Oct.2.
Improved safety is the focus of upcoming changes to the traffic signals and pavement markings along Michigan Street NE. Crews will conduct the Michigan Street NE lane reconfiguration project from College Avenue to Diamond Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 5. Work will be pushed to Saturday, Oct. 12 if there’s inclement weather.
Traffic safety staff within the City’s Mobile GR-Parking Services Department developed the changes – aimed at addressing congestion, safety and enforcement issues – in partnership with the Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority and Midtown Neighborhood Association. The plan, which features traffic signal timing changes and new pavement markings and signage, is:
- Michigan Street-College Avenue intersection – Restriped to provide two northbound left turn lanes onto College and one eastbound through travel lane
- Paris Avenue to just west of Diamond Avenue – Lane striping to provide one travel lane in each direction with a continuous center turn lane and a consistent on-street parking lane on the south curb line of Michigan Street
- Traffic signal equipment – Minor modifications and new signal timing at College, Eastern and Diamond avenues
Michigan Street NE between College and Diamond currently is marked to allow four lanes of traffic east of the intersection at College to west of Diamond during peak travel times. During off-peak times, on-street parking is allowed along the curb in the outside travel lanes – changing the street to one travel lane in each direction for part of each day. Compliance issues with peak-hour parking restrictions has created congestion, safety and enforcement issues.
The signal and marking improvements were included in the Michigan Street Corridor Plan previously approved by the City Commission. The plan includes a series of recommendations to help transition Michigan Street to a transit-priority corridor over time with near- and mid-term improvements to address safety and congestion issues, improve pedestrian safety and access, and accommodate bicycle access on nearby parallel corridors.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Grand Rapids
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