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Council approves Canal Street demonstration to test bike lanes and pedestrian plazas
Summary
Lewiston council authorized a demonstration project on Canal Street to create a protected two-way bike lane and temporary pedestrian plaza features from Main Street to Chestnut Street, with MDOT cost-sharing and a planned May–September installation window.
The Lewiston City Council voted unanimously to permit a demonstration project on Canal Street designed to test protected bike lanes, traffic calming and temporary plaza spaces as part of a broader downtown safety and Riverfront Master Plan effort.
Public-works and engineering staff introduced the demonstration, describing a temporary installation of painted striping, vertical delineators and passive plaza treatments to move Canal Street to a single travel lane with a protected two-way bikeway and added pedestrian-focused spaces between Pine and Chestnut. City engineer Jeff Boldly and…
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