Status Report: Sands Street Bike Path Ready Next Week
You’re not really supposed to do this yet, but next week the bridge approach on Sands Street should officially open.There’s a fresh coat of asphalt on the Sands Street bike path, and guys on the construction crew say this long-awaited approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge should officially open for riding next week. Still to come: pavement markings and fencing.
Streetsblog’s offices are just a short walk away on Water Street, and I figure it’s not often that you get to show a piece of heavy duty bike infrastructure round into form, so here are a few more pictures showing the progress since last week. To appreciate how much this project will improve commutes for cyclists, check out the “before” pictures from last September.
The crew works on the section between Navy Street and Gold Street.
This signal, at the intersection of Sands and Gold, is for cyclists.
This is the barrier separating the bike path from auto traffic. The silver markings are there to guide installation of a fence.
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