Roads and Highways General Development Thread

Looks like the Salem St/Route 60 Rotary under 93 in Medford is being rebuilt starting on July 21st. Curious to see what the design will be as I can't currently find any plans for it. So far the only info I've been able to find is this:

This work is part of a $42.6 million Interstate Pavement Preservation Project on I-93. The project aims to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety. The planned improvements include:
  • Realignment of the I-93 on and off-ramps to reduce the linear approaches and introduce curvature, helping to lower vehicle speeds
  • Replacement of an existing sidewalk within the rotary with a shared use path
  • Installation of rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB’s) at crosswalks
  • Installation of high visibility signage and pavement markings
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hipster_garbage said:
Looks like the Salem St/Route 60 Rotary under 93 in Medford is being rebuilt starting on July 21st. Curious to see what the design will be as I can't currently find any plans for it. So far the only info I've been able to find is this:
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Based on your post, it looks like the rotary will still be there. I've never liked these large rotaries in an urban setting. Pedestrians and bikes are prey to high speed vehicles zipping through the merging roadways, not stopping unless another vehicle is in the rotary. The ramps on and off I-93 should be realigned to be at a sharp 90 degree angle to the rotary roadways, and vehicles to and from the realigned ramps required to come to a full stop at pedestrian controlled stoplights.
 
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Charlie_mta said:
Based on your post, it looks like the rotary will still be there. I've never liked these large rotaries in an urban setting. Pedestrians and bikes are prey to high speed vehicles zipping through the merging roadways, not stopping unless another vehicle is in the rotary. The ramps on and off I-93 should be realigned to be at a sharp 90 degree angle to the rotary roadways, and vehicles to and from the realigned ramps required to come to a full stop at pedestrian controlled stoplights.
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Yes, the rotary will still be there. This draft drawing was posted to the Medford subreddit and it looks like it'll be narrowed to one lane all around with the ramps narrowed and the sidewalks replaced with multi-use paths:

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hipster_garbage said:
Yes, the rotary will still be there. This draft drawing was posted to the Medford subreddit and it looks like it'll be narrowed to one lane all around with the ramps narrowed and the sidewalks replaced with multi-use paths:

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Thank you for the info. It looks like it will still be a high speed free for all.
This what I would have done (in red):


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