Fwd: Jubilee Overpass Tender Request

[Jeremy Hull]

I'm forwarding this message from Mark about the planned work on the Jubilee overpass since it affects the southwest area as well.

Jeremy

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From: BOB KURY <bk...@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Jubilee Overpass Tender Request
To: rh...@googlegroups.com

Too bad the restoration could not include some bike friendly improvements.

 

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Cohoe <mco...@mts.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:55 pm
Subject: Jubilee Overpass Tender Request
To: River Heights-Corydon-Osborne <rh...@googlegroups.com>

> Hi,
>
> The Jubilee Bidding Opportunity request has now been posted:
> http://winnipeg.ca/MatMgt/FolderContents.asp?FOLDER_NAME=133-
> 2010&YEAR=2010
> They do not seem to incorporate the Jubilee Bikeway on the south side
> of Jubilee (see drawing 50), although what will be built as part of
> that project has not been confirmed.
>
> The ramps leading to Pembina are curbed in to make room for the
> eventual extension of the rapid transit corridor, which would include
> two transit lanes and a bike path crossing Pembina on a bridge between
> the Jubilee Overpass and Pembina Underpass to the north. 
> On drawing #
> 33, the rapid transit right of way seems a bit narrow for this.
>
> From what I have been told, the overpass will include 1.8m bike lanes
> in either direction,  Coming off Pembina onto Jubilee, the
> bike lane
> ends where the second lane begins.  I would like to see a
> one way bike
> path begun at this point leading to the pedestrian crossing at Jubilee
> to guide less confident cyclists to the proposed Jubilee multi-use
> path on the south side of Jubilee.  Coming from the Jubilee
> bike path,
> cyclists would have to cross Jubilee at the pedestrian crossing, then
> cross the lanes of the Pembina access ramp to get back to the Argue
> path leading to the AT pathway being built for rapid transit.
> Currently, only a 1.5m sidewalk is proposed between this Argue
> trailhead and the Pembina access ramps (see drawing 35).  I
> would like
> to see a parallel bike path built here that would add a bike path
> crossing to the north of the sidewalk crossing.  This
> crossing would
> use elephant feet markings that would allow cyclists to cross without
> dismounting. This would also provide access off of Jubilee where there
> would be no pedestrian conflict.  Ideally, the bike lane
> would begin
> in the transit lane between the Jubilee exit to Pembina and the
> traffic island, with a coloured bike lane covering the gap
> across the
> exit lane coming off of Jubilee.
>
> Mark
>
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