Council Moving Forward with Proposed Bike Lanes
LETHBRIDGE – Following a planning study that began in 2013, Lethbridge City Council has approved several recommendations for the growth of 6 Avenue South.
The entire plan involved three public engagement sessions, as well as research into future traffic volumes, safety issues and needs from motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Darwin Juell, City Transportation Manager, says there are some early projects that could begin sometime within the next year.
“We will likely start this year with 5 Street and Stafford Drive improvements to those dedicated left-turn bays. We don’t have to do anything other than paint some line geometric changes. Tenth Street will be done this year, or next year at the latest, with converting that to a right-in right-out and doing curb extensions so pedestrians can cross a bit safer.”