On September 9, Mayor Dwight Utmost and Jones Hepp-Buchanan, Director of Bike Walk RVA, joined in opening the new bicycle lanes on the Manchester Bridge. Below are a few of the facts about the Buffered Bike Lane Project as well as the Mayor’s remarks from today. Project Scope – 1.2 miles of buffered bicycle lanes extending from the bridge ramps at the southern end of the bridge to E. Cary Street, with the use of green pavement markings at discord zones. Project Scope – 1.8 mls of standard and buffered bike lanes increasing from W. 20th Riverside and Road Drive to S. 2nd Street, connecting with the existing bike lanes.
Use of green pavement markings at conflict zones, including increasing the lanes across the three bridge ramps. Construction of the city’s first contraflow bicycle street along Oregon Hill Parkway and under the Lee Bridge, allowing bicyclists to access 2nd Street from Oregon Hill without having to cross Belvidere Street. Project Scope – 1.5 miles of buffered bike lanes extending Myers Street to Dineen Street, with the use of green pavement markings at issue zones. Good morning residents and cyclists of the city of Richmond.
Thank you all for joining us here today. I must say I enjoy telling everyone I can that we employ an enthusiastic and significant bicycling community here in the town of Richmond. Here today to indicate this very important milestone That is why I am so pleased to be. As being a “river city” bridges are …