New construction is in the works in the Folsom Historic District to create Folsom\u2019s first Class IV bike lanes which is expected to be completed in September.<\/p>\n
The Lake Natoma Trail Gap Closure Project limits are along the north side of Leidesdorff Street and Riley Street extending from Reading Street to Scott Street. The construction began in early May.<\/p>\n
The protected Class IV bike trail coming up from Lake Natoma will allow bicyclists an exclusive 12-feet-wide lane, separate from vehicles and pedestrians. A parallel sidewalk will also be built for pedestrians.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the first Class IV bike trail, which is a little different for the first one the city has,\u201d said Jim Konopka, senior park planner for the City of Folsom. \u201cThat\u2019s a busy area in the Historic District, so we didn\u2019t want to try to mix bikes and pedestrians in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n
To help cyclists navigate, the new bike lane will be colored red instead of the standard black asphalt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s going to help people realize that once you\u2019re on [the lane], just follow that colored trail. That way, they really can\u2019t get lost,\u201d Konopka said. \u201cA big problem is that inexperienced cyclists will come on to the trails. If we have that particular pavement colored, I think it would make it easier for [cyclists] to identify where they are and where they go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Traffic has been shifted to accommodate construction, but road closures should not be expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first phase we started now; we basically moved traffic over. As we move down with construction, you\u2019ll still have two-way traffic,\u201d Konopka said. \u201cThe only drawback is cyclists. They happen to compete with the smaller lanes of traffic for that short time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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