We received the following email from Miami Dade County. It took some time after we were told that “no option is off the table”, but it appears that a small chance is finally coming. Thank you to those making biking safer in the county.
MODIFICATION TO PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY
BEGINS ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida, May 18, 2012) – The Public Works and Waste Management Department will modify the pavement markings on the Bear Cut Bridge, William Powell Bridge and West Bridge of the Rickenbacker Causeway to provide a safety improvement. The marked separation between motor vehicles and the bicycle lanes will be upgraded to a double white line with the left of the two lines incorporating vibratory ridges. This will have the combined effect of reinforcing the prohibition of motor vehicles entering the bicycle lanes as well as providing a vibrating effect to alert drifting vehicles.
This work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at approximately 9 a.m., and should be completed by the end of the day, weather permitting.
During the installation of the pavement markings, a partial roadway closure will be in effect. The timing of the work is being scheduled to avoid the rush hour periods; however, motorists may experience traffic delays.
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Bravo!!! A big thank you to Miami-Dade Public Works/ Waste management AND a big thank you to coalition advocates that helped this to happen!
Will it be done in such a way that it is not a hazard to bicyclists when they must leave the bike lane? In many cases “rumble strips” are very rough and uneven and can be dangerous to cyclists.