Main Street Active Transportation Project

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The City of Saint John is working to transform Main Street and the Viaduct to improve access and safety for walking, cycling, and Transit. We want to hear from you as part of this process! We hope you can take a few minutes review the conceptual design drawings, a few photos, a Council report on the project, and then complete a short survey.

The proposed project includes a Road Diet, with two of the six vehicle lanes converted to Active Transportation and more green space. A speed limit reduction, protected bike lanes and shared bike/pedestrian spaces, traffic calming treatments at pedestrian and cyclist crossings at the highway-style ramps along the Viaduct, improving Transit stops, and enhancing the centre median for the ever-popular Marigolds on Main are all part of the project.

Main Street North and the Viaduct, from Chesley Drive to Union Street, is the prime example of a transportation corridor designed for the automobile. Its multiple vehicle lanes, 60 KM/H speed limit, centre median separating travel lanes, and highway-style bridge structure with on and off ramps requiring minimal reduction in speed, is a clear over-design in favour of single occupant vehicles and trucks.

Council priorities, MoveSJ, and PlanSJ all point to a continued shift in our community toward a balanced transportation system. With Main Street North and the Viaduct designed for cars and trucks, the pendulum, and associated investment, clearly would need to shift significantly in the direction of serving Active Transportation Modes. This street is an important transportation link between the South Central Peninsula and the Old North End and beyond.

Transformation of this street as contemplated with this project is a recommendation of the Central Peninsula Secondary Plan and within MoveSJ. Harbour Passage’s overwhelming popularity further justifies the need for added active transportation capacity in the area.

Collaboration with the Province of New Brunswick toward proposed work on this Provincial Highway continues.

The City of Saint John is working to transform Main Street and the Viaduct to improve access and safety for walking, cycling, and Transit. We want to hear from you as part of this process! We hope you can take a few minutes review the conceptual design drawings, a few photos, a Council report on the project, and then complete a short survey.

The proposed project includes a Road Diet, with two of the six vehicle lanes converted to Active Transportation and more green space. A speed limit reduction, protected bike lanes and shared bike/pedestrian spaces, traffic calming treatments at pedestrian and cyclist crossings at the highway-style ramps along the Viaduct, improving Transit stops, and enhancing the centre median for the ever-popular Marigolds on Main are all part of the project.

Main Street North and the Viaduct, from Chesley Drive to Union Street, is the prime example of a transportation corridor designed for the automobile. Its multiple vehicle lanes, 60 KM/H speed limit, centre median separating travel lanes, and highway-style bridge structure with on and off ramps requiring minimal reduction in speed, is a clear over-design in favour of single occupant vehicles and trucks.

Council priorities, MoveSJ, and PlanSJ all point to a continued shift in our community toward a balanced transportation system. With Main Street North and the Viaduct designed for cars and trucks, the pendulum, and associated investment, clearly would need to shift significantly in the direction of serving Active Transportation Modes. This street is an important transportation link between the South Central Peninsula and the Old North End and beyond.

Transformation of this street as contemplated with this project is a recommendation of the Central Peninsula Secondary Plan and within MoveSJ. Harbour Passage’s overwhelming popularity further justifies the need for added active transportation capacity in the area.

Collaboration with the Province of New Brunswick toward proposed work on this Provincial Highway continues.

Page last updated: 26 Aug 2024, 01:59 PM