Project Update – Sections of Arcata’s Eighth and Ninth Streets to Become One-Way
This is a press release from the City of Arcata:
As planned Eighth and Ninth streets will be converted from two-way travel to one-way travel between I and K streets as part of the Eighth and Ninth Streets Improvement Project. The one-way conversion is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 18 with anticipated completion by Thursday, March 21, weather permitting.
Eighth and Ninth streets will be temporarily closed to through traffic between I and K streets while new pavement markings and striping are being installed for the conversion of the roadways to one-way travel. Residents and traffic going to and from businesses will have access during the closure; however, it may be limited at times and/or detours may be in place. Activities may take several days to complete depending on the weather. Once the new pavement markings and striping have been installed and existing new signage is uncovered, the streets will be re-opened with the new one-way travel configuration in phases as sections of the roadway are completed.
Changeable Message Signs (CMS) will be placed throughout the project area to provide additional notification and scheduling details for regular users of the roadways. Also, once the one-way conversion is in place, temporary signage will remain onsite for two weeks to help provide additional awareness and reminders of the new traffic pattern. Members of the community are encouraged to follow all safety directional signs and messages on the CMS.
Additional information about the project and traffic control changes will be posted online at the City’s Active Construction webpage cityofarcata.org/413/Current-City-Construction-Projects. For more information on the project’s planning process, check out the City’s Featured Project webpage at: cityofarcata.org/980/8th-and-9th-Street-Improvement-Project.
If problems are encountered with this project, please contact RAO Construction at (707) 443-2118 or the City of Arcata at (707) 825-2175.
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What a total and complete waste of money
Changing roads creates jobs.
It also creates the perfect setup for increased car accidents and pedestrian fatalities but ok. I live on a one way street. People come down it at least once a week going the wrong direction. I was going to petition they change it to a both directions street. Unless there is a reason the street needs to go that direction there should be no one way streets.
It’s not a total waste; we get bike lanes out of it.
With pending (unwise?) development to the west of town, this will facilitate more efficient and safe passage to/from downtown.
How is one way streets safer?
No oncoming traffic, Small one way streets had proven lower pedestrian and vehicle collision rates
8th & 9th will also be converted to one lane with bike lanes, IIRC.
What happened to the trolley plan? Ohh trolleys cant do round A bouts….
Cars and people go together like oil and water,
You can have one without the other.
I think you missed how cars were created, and how they’re operated.