The Town of Provincetown: Race Point/MacMillan Pier Bicycle Connection

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This is not a request for solicitation. This is an announcement that the Town of Provincetown has entered into a cooperative agreement with the NPS to: 1. Develop project concepts and design alternatives, including safety and wayfinding signage, sharrows, bike lane and crosswalk groundmarkings, crossing aids, and pavement and shoulder improvements. 2. Perform surveying and any other on-site data collection necessary for project design. 3. Analyze traffic conditions and public right-of-way availability to inform project design. 4. Develop design drawings and other technical documents (maps, illustrations) to be used for internal and public review. 5. Prepare and deliver presentations to the public, including but not limited to presentations to the Provincetown Board of Selectmen and Provincetown Bicycle Committee. 6. Provide space for public meetings. 7. Provide materials (notices, posters, handouts, PowerPoints) for public meetings. 8. Perform outreach to ensure robust involvement in public involvement. 9. Develop final project design. 10. Coordinate all necessary permitting, including Massachusetts Department of Transportation requirements. 11. Coordinate the construction elements of the project. 12. Provide detailed spending plan for approval to NPS. 13. Widen Conwell Street, remove encroaching vegetation and add pavement markings, including sharrows and bike lane striping from Cemetery Road to start of the turn lane from Conwell Street to Route 6 west-bound. See Appendix B for map and Appendix A and pictures. 14. Install signage on Conwell Street at the intersection with Route 6 to clearly communicate the transition from bike lanes to a bike route. 15. Install signage, above and beyond the MUTCD standards, in the vicinity of the Cemetery Road/Conwell Street intersection, and in the curve just north of the intersection, to increase safety at the crosswalk. 16. Install signage on Conwell Street south-bound to guide bicyclists onto Cemetery Road. 17. Replace manhole covers and catch basin grates along route with bicycle-friendly versions. 18. Repair and fill in any gaps in paving along road shoulders at intersections to provide continuous uninterrupted paved bike lanes. 19. Relocate existing signs and structures as necessary to provide clear bike lanes.

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