16th Street Bridge / Chestnut Street Road Diet Project Timeline Design – Fall/Winter 2020 Construction – Spring 2021 16th Street Bridge looking South towards Strip District– September 2017 Project Partners Healthy Ride, BikePgh Strip District, North Shore – The 16th Street/David McCullough Bridge traverses the Allegheny River between Penn Avenue in the Strip District to Progress Street on the Northside. The 40-foot cartway has two 10-foot Funding Source: lanes in each direction and carries approximately 11,500 vehicles per 2020 Capital Budget Final Mile day. It has 8-foot sidewalks on both sides, which accommodate pedestrians and most bicyclists who use the bridge. Added Miles of Bike Network Due to narrow travel lanes and adjacent guardrail, it is difficult for 0.6 motorists to pass a vehicle traveling in the same direction on the bridge; many motorists choose to drive in a staggered fashion to provide more Questions? distance between vehicles. Larger trucks also commonly extend into the Email: adjacent lane. Due to these current practices, the bridge effectively [email protected] operates as one lane in each direction along its length. There have been 30 crashes in the last 5 years according to PennDOT data. Nearly 50 Send us your feedback! percent of crashes were a result of angle or sideswipe collisions. Complete the survey for this project: DOMI proposes a road diet for the bridge to reduce vehicle collisions and to accommodate bicyclists on the roadway as opposed to the sidewalks. moveforwardpgh.org/16th Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure 1/4/2021 16th Street Bridge / Chestnut Street Road Diet Chestnut Street 16th Street Bridge Proposed Route for Lane Diet DOMI’s road diet would reconfigure the bridge to have one 11’ travel lane in each direction, as well as 250- foot long turn lanes on either end, and new 6-foot bike lanes. In the center of the bridge’s span for a length of about 1,500 feet, the bike lanes will be buffered from vehicular lanes. A northbound bicycle lane will extend to Chestnut Street to East Ohio Street, connecting with the existing bike network. This route also connects to the Penn Avenue Cycle Track. Chestnut Street will also be reduced to one lane in each direction with left turn lanes at Progress and Canal Streets, which will reduce the risk of crashes and increase efficiency by providing a dedicated place for turning vehicles clear from the path of through traffic. Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure 1/4/2021 16th Street Bridge/ Chestnut Street Road Diet 16th Street Bridge Proposed Conditions– Looking North Chestnut Street Proposed Conditions – Looking North Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure 1/4/2021.