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Consultants propose converting Washington Street to paired mobility/local corridors to improve safety and spur redevelopment
Summary
A consultant team proposed converting Washington Street’s separate north/south barrels into paired two‑way corridors with a mobility route and a local street, new signals, shared-use paths, and a potential Rodman–Broad Street connector and bridge; study will add cost estimates and a November public meeting.
Consultants presented a concept to remake the four‑lane, split‑barrel Washington Street corridor between Exit 75 and the Minot Avenue rotary into two complementary corridors — a mobility corridor for through traffic and a local street to serve businesses and new development — at an Auburn City Council workshop on Oct. 6.
"We're looking to make that northbound corridor more of a local street, lower speeds and accommodate bikes, pedestrians and really encourage development," consultant Don Ettinger said, outlining aims to maintain southbound mobility while improving safety and access on the northbound side.
The team described three design options for the mobility corridor (single-lane pairs, a modified pair, and a three‑lane cross‑section at signalized…
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