Gavin & Barker | Phoenix, AZ
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As a subconsultant, LEE provided a study to review and evaluate the signing and striping and assessed signal equipment changes needed for the 32nd Street Bike Lane (Road Diet) project from SR 51 to Bell Road (4.5 miles). 32nd Street was built prior to SR-51 and formerly was the primary access from northeast Phoenix into Central Phoenix. It was built with a 2-1-3 lane configuration and at one time there were triple left-turn lanes from westbound Shea Blvd to southbound 32nd Street to accommodate the high traffic volumes. After SR-51 was completed to the Outer Loop, traffic volumes decreased substantially along 32nd Street which provided an opportunity to reallocate one of the travel lanes for purposes, such as on-street bike lanes. A separate study was conducted for the intersection of 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard to assess the ability to narrow and remove one of the westbound left-turn lanes at the intersection while still maintaining an acceptable level of service.