MUSKEGON, Mich. — On Monday evening the Muskegon Metropolis Fee held a gathering to debate the Shoreline Drive street weight-reduction plan report and subsequent steps for the challenge. They mentioned the affect of narrowing Shoreline Drive in downtown Muskegon.

A 360-page report in regards to the have an effect on of decreasing Shoreline Drive in downtown Muskegon concluded that car speeds dropped considerably throughout the experimental phases. The report examined the outcomes of two experimental intervals throughout which two lanes of Shoreline have been closed. As a result of site visitors security and considerations, challenge planners imagine the street would operate higher with fewer lanes. 

“It’s an space the place we’ve excessive speeds by way of there usually, and other people going over the pace restrict, which isn’t a superb factor,” mentioned Metropolis Supervisor of Muskegon Jonathan Seyferth. “And one of many large challenges that we’ve a shoreline drive is it separates the downtown from the Lakeshore, and because the lake shore continues to develop, and as we’ve extra individuals dwelling and dealing within the downtown, we would like them to have the ability to get to the water.”

No choices have been made Monday evening however Muskegon Metropolis Commissioners say they wished to be clear with the group. Progressive AE is the engineering agency that was contracted to do the research and introduced info from their research on the assembly.

“And so they introduced on the ultimate outcomes from the report from the street research,” Seyferth mentioned. “So we did it in two phases in October of 2022. After which once more over the summer time of 23. So we have been we have been actually seeking to get a really feel for the info, to be sure that the modeling that the state confirmed was doable on shoreline drive was doable in an actual life setting.”

The subsequent steps for the challenge are to plan and apply for some federal grants which are out there. The fee committee says the group’s suggestions can also be extremely inspired.