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Council presses for renderings after VHB lays out $19.3M RAISE High Street proposal
Summary
VHB presented a proposed complete‑street 'typical section' for the City of Portsmouth’s $19.3 million RAISE grant project on High Street, favoring parallel parking, a protected two‑way cycle track and a two‑way left‑turn lane; council requested 3D renderings and alternate angled‑parking concepts with canopy and streetscape treatments.
City design partner VHB presented the results of a public workshop and a preferred design for Portsmouth’s High Street/link district corridor at a work session on April 14, describing tradeoffs the design team balanced to meet RAISE grant constraints and community priorities.
The lede: James Wright and Wes of VHB outlined a $19.3 million federal RAISE grant toward an estimated $24 million corridor project between MLK Expressway and Chestnut Street, and recommended a typical section that fits within the existing 100‑ft right‑of‑way to meet grant schedule requirements.
The preferred cross‑section, VHB said, includes one travel lane in each direction, a two‑way left‑turn lane (for left turns at major intersections while preserving event flexibility), parallel parking on both sides, and a separated two‑way cycle track (an off‑road bike facility) buffered by a roughly 3‑ft separation. A 4‑ft landscape buffer…
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