assiniboine design modification

[Anders Swanson]

Hi, 

There has been a slight change to automobile traffic flow on Assinboine, alluded to in a newspaper article a few weeks ago: http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/PDF/2010-10-25-Assiniboine-Letter.pdf

(This is my neighbourhood, so this letter and the associated diagram, was posted in my apartment.)

notes:

According to the diagram, 2-way traffic will be allowed between Navy and Hargrave. It looks to me like they are building either end of the bikeway, and will be finishing the middle portion last, as the barrier curb currently tails off under the Midtown bridge. I am a unsure as to how 2-way traffic will be allowed between Navy Way and Hargrave, as there is a curb bump-out near Hargrave that currently makes the travel lane very narrow. There isn't much width available under the bridge either. Perhaps the bump out will be need to be removed? As long as the bikeway is connected it is, in the large scheme of things, not a big change - curb bumpouts are pretty cheap.

Using the phone number on the letter, I will try to find out exactly how the middle connection will work, how that change will affect the neighbourhood, and ensure that the bikeway will in fact be connected, for anyone else who is curious. 

Anders