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Delray staff present traffic-calming plan for Swinton–Atlantic; commission asks study of keeping right-turn lane
Summary
City engineers outlined a traffic-calming plan for the Atlantic Avenue–Swinton Avenue corridor that adds raised intersections, a midblock crossing and a truck bypass to reduce pedestrian crossing distances; commissioners asked staff to test a compromise keeping a right-turn lane to limit congestion
Delray Beach public works and consultant Kimley-Horn presented a revised traffic-calming and pedestrian-safety plan for the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Swinton Avenue at the May 20 commission meeting, showing design changes and traffic modeling tied to a proposed bypass and raised intersections.
Public Works Director Missy Barletto and Kimley-Horn project manager Eric Reguet described the design the team recommended after public outreach and modeling. The concept shifts a downtown bypass to Southwest Second Street, installs raised (tabled) intersections to slow traffic approaching downtown, adds a midblock crossing on Swinton with a refuge median, shortens crosswalk distances and introduces pedestrian-activated rectangular…
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