I second the complaint. I rode around Monona Bay last night and found the barricades awkward if not dangerous. I thought of moving at least one of the right at the end of the bridge but wasn't sure if I had the authority to do so.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 5, 2015, at 10:14, "Fernandez, Anthony" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We will try to correct this condition immediately. Our contract requires the > Contractor to maintain the connection between the John Nolen path on the > Causeway to the intersection crosswalk at North Shore. The closure barricades > were placed in the wrong location. > > Tony Fernandez > [email protected] > voice: 608-266-9219 > fax: 608-264-9275 > From: Bikies [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rick > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 9:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Notice of closure of John Nolen Path in Law Park > > I echo these well phrased sentiments - and then some. > > Rick > Scram! Couriers > > On 5/5/2015 9:07 AM, Michael Lemberger wrote: > Hi Arthur and Tony, > > A couple of us rode north this morning across the causeway from Lakeside > street to find the north end of the last bridge blocked by a path closed > barrier just south of the intersection with North Shore Drive. There was no > previous indication from the south or west that the path was closed ahead, > which means that had there been a construction crew present, we would have > had to backtrack a mile to find an alternate route. > > Similarly, there is another barrier blocking the North Shore path on the > south side of John Nolen, so cyclists riding east parallel to North Shore are > likely finding themselves in a similar, though less burdensome situation when > they reach the John Nolen crossing. > > I understand that there is no official detour for this project (though I > don’t fully understand why there is not), but are there any plans to improve > the signage to provide advance notice of the closure? > > Thanks in advance for any insight. > Michael > > > > > > ----- > On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ross, Arthur <[email protected]> wrote: > > NOTICE: > > The John Nolen Path (a/k/a/ Capital City Trail) in Law Park west of the > Monona Terrace Convention Center will be closed for construction, possibly as > soon as Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The City is completely reconstructing the > path to provide new and wider pavement from North Shore Drive to the Terrace. > This includes separated space for bicycles and pedestrians from Broom Street > to the Terrace. This much-needed improvement is expected to take about one > month, and is being scheduled in order to re-open the path prior to\r Bike > Week, June 6-13. > > During construction, *no bikes or pedestrians* will be permitted on the path. > Users of the lake shore path in front of Monona Terrace will be able to > access Law Park on foot, but there will be no designated or ADA accessible > route through the Park. The bike elevator in Monona Terrace will continue to > operate and be accessible to or from the path to the east. There will not be > a marked detour as it is assumed that bicyclists and pedestrians will choose > the alternative on-street route that best serves their needs. > > We realize that this will be a major inconvenience for many path users but > there is no feasible alternative given the dimensions of the Park and the > major construction involved. We appreciate your patience and we are confident > that the new, wider path will be worth the temporary inconvenience. For > additional information on this project, please contact Tony Fernandez in City > Engineering at (608) 266-9219 or [email protected]. > > Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator > City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division > 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 > PO Box 2986 > Madison, WI 53701-2986 > 608/266-6225 > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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