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Salem Awarded Grants for Street Safety Enhancements
$146,000 to support safety enhancements on North Street and equipment to keep bike lanes safe
MassDOT has awarded the City of Salem a $96,000 Shared Streets and Spaces Grant for implementation of the North Street Safety Enhancement Project as well as a $50,000 Shared Streets and Spaces Grant for equipment to seasonally sweep and plow bicycle lanes in Salem. The grant will fund the installation of new roadway striping, signage, and flex posts to better delineate travel lanes, parking areas, bus stops as well as introduce protected bike lanes. The goal is to reduce unsafe vehicular speeds, improve pedestrian crossings, enhance visibility at intersections and driveways, as well as consolidate and improve access to some of the bus stops serving the North Street corridor.
The project is expected to be implemented in late August/early September from Franklin Street to the Peabody line. Following implementation, Bluebikes bike share stations will be deployed at the intersection with Liberty Hill Avenue and adjacent to the MBTA Commuter Rail Station.
Project plans and other documents are available online at publicinput.com/northstreet. For Bluebikes locations and membership options, see bluebikes.com. Please contact trafficcalming@salem.com with questions or comments.