Just grab a substantial bag of buttery, salted popcorn and watch the horror unfold. Hot tip… if you ever want to sit back and watch a relentless flow of verbal bile and fire-scorched sense of logic, suggest a road diet in a downtown to a city and metro population for the first time. But as is typical when a city is introduced to the concept of Complete Streets and road diets for the first time, many people responded with a flurry of dissent. This was done as part of a 90-day trial period to assess the impact of the project. Thanks to the vision of Utica Common Council member Katie Aiello, that formally unrealized hope for Utica’s historic Genesee Street was re-striped a little over a month ago with two travel lanes, a left-hand turning lane and bike lanes, just like I’ve imagined so many times. Despite the fact that countless cities and towns across the country have successfully executed a “road diet,” thus making a street safer for pedestrians, cyclists AND drivers with zero-to-minimal impact on travel time, so many Uticans had abrasively rejected my vision every time I brought it up. To be perfectly frank, this was a reality I feared would never materialize. Motorists will encounter lane closures or shifts in both directions with flaggers in place due to curb and sidewalk replacement and miscellaneous drainage structure repairs.For 6 years, I’ve been dreaming of the day when Genesee street in downtown Utica, NY might be reduced from four lanes to two with a turning lane and bike lanes. Village of Mohawk: Route 28 between Route 168 and Route 5S. Motorists will encounter shoulder closure for the work site cleanup and finial striping. Town of Herkimer, Town of Little Falls: Route 5 between Route 28 and Overlook Road. Motorists will encounter a westbound lane closure due to driveway widening and culvert pipe installation. Town of Schuyler: Route 5 between Newport Road and Windfall Road. The detour will be utilizing Stone Road and North Street. Motorists will encounter a full road closure with a signed detour in place due to culvert repairs. Town of Winfield: Route 20 between Water Street and Fair Street. Motorists will encounter lane closures in both directions with flaggers in place due to sign and guiderail installation. Town of Hamilton: Route 12 between South Hamilton Road and Cranston Road. Motorists will encounter a new traffic pattern including alternating traffic with a temporary signal in place due to the replacement of the bridge over the NYS Thruway. Motorists may encounter a short-term traffic stoppage for the occasional material delivery. Village of Canastota: Route 13 between NYS Thruway Exit 34 and Warners Road. Motorists will encounter lane closures in both directions due to guiderail installation and striping of the former Exit 34 toll plaza. Village of Canastota: Route 13 at the NYS Thruway entrance/exit. Motorists will encounter lane closures in both directions due to paving of the former Exit 33 Toll Plaza. Town of Verona: Route 365 at the NYS Thruway Exit 33. Route 12 and Route 315 will be utilized in the detour route. Motorists will encounter full road closure with a signed detour in place due to culvert replacement. Town of Marshall: Route 12B between Bogusville Hill Road and Route 315. There will be the installation of wayfinding signs for the Griffiss Park Landowners Association. City of Rome: Route 825 between Route 49 and Hangar Road.
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