Berkley resumes evaluation of Coolidge Highway restriping project
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BERKLEY — In 2019, the city of Berkley began a restriping and lane reduction project on Coolidge Highway.
The project reduced the number of lanes on the roadway from four to two and added a middle turn lane, bike lanes and additional on-street parking. The aim of the restriping was to improve traffic, bring more attention to the downtown and decrease accidents.
The original plan for Berkley was to conduct a 24-month research process to evaluate whether the road diet achieved its desired effect. After a year, the city was going to determine, from the data it collected, whether it would continue on for another year or revert the road back to its original design.