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Traffic commission approves Broad & Chesapeake redesign with bike lanes and 50-foot-plus truck turn restriction
Summary
Lancaster City approved design changes for the Broad & Chesapeake repaving project — including a 1.6-mile separated bidirectional bike lane, bus-stop adjustments and a prohibition on trucks over 50 feet turning from South Queen onto Chesapeake; some parking will be removed and staff will implement additional visibility improvements.
Lancaster City’s Traffic Commission on Nov. 11 approved a package of design changes for the Broad and Chesapeake Street repaving project, endorsing separated bidirectional bicycle lanes, relocated bus stops and a restriction on large truck turns at one intersection.
The commission voted to approve the project elements after staff described a safety-first redesign tied to an upcoming repaving. "This is the Broad And Chesapeake Street project," said Emma Hamm of the city’s public right-of-way division, describing a roughly 1.6-mile corridor slated for repaving and active-transportation upgrades in…
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