The proposed improvements on West Franklin Blvd, from West 85th Street to West 25th Street, include traffic calming (based on the Franklin Boulevard Traffic Calming Study completed in 2019) and road rehabilitation, as follows:
- Removal of asphalt surface and replacement with new asphalt.
- Full-depth pavement repairs where necessary.
- New pavement striping.
- Removal of curb ramps that do not comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and replacement with new ADA-compliant ones.
- New pavement markings and better defined on-street parking.
Intersection improvements include:
- W. 50th Street
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 85th Street
- Remove the existing “slip lane” to make a more traditional intersection.
- Remove the existing “slip lane” to make a more traditional intersection.
- W. 80th Street
- High visibility crosswalk striping
- W. 77th Street
- High visibility crosswalk striping.
- W. 74th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 69th Street
- Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB) installation with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- W. 58th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 57th Street
- Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB) installation with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- Northeast corner curb radius will be tightened to slow traffic.
- W. 54th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 48th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 45th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 44th Street
- Signal will remain.
- Pedestrian crossing will be maintained across Franklin Blvd. with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- Southeast corner curb will be extended to cap the parking lane on W. 44th and slow traffic.
- W. 38th Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Mini roundabout is being constructed.
- W. 32nd Street
- Signal is being removed.
- Pedestrian crossing will be maintained across Franklin Blvd. with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB) installation with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- Between W. 28th Street and W. 25th Street
- Mid-block Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB) installation with high visibility crosswalk striping.
- W. 29th Street
- High visibility crosswalk striping.
- Northeast corner curb radius will be tightened to slow traffic.
Additional information is included below on some of these features.
Mini Roundabouts
Mini roundabouts and neighborhood traffic circles lower speeds at minor intersection crossings and are an ideal treatment for uncontrolled intersections.
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The traversable island will be 4″ high on Franklin.
The video shown below shows examples of the many types of treatments that can be utilized with mini-roundabouts. Due to design constraints, the mini-roundabouts proposed to be constructed on West Franklin Blvd. will utilize pavement striping and a transversable concrete island, with raised splitter islands on the W. Franklin approaches and painted splitter islands on side street approaches.
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs)
Watch the video below to learn more about Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons.
