Final Environmental Impact Report - Whittier Bridge/I-95 ...

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some of that look and feel into the new bridge piers.
There also were some ramp safety improvements,
and there were two improvements made at Exit 58, the
Salisbury Amesbury exits. The first one on I-95
northbound to Route 110 east has a design speed right
now due to limited deceleration lane of 25; we've been
able to improve that to 35 miles an hour by pulling
back what's known as the departure nose. Likewise, on
the exit from northbound to Route 1 west, we've been
able to increase the design speed of that ramp from 20
to 25. And on Exit 60 up at 286, we've been able to
increase that, flatten out the curve and pull that
deceleration back to increase the design speed from 25
to 35. Those -- all three of those are significant
safety improvements.
This graphic right here shows you the approach
coming up to the ramp from north to east. This also
shows you the shared use path as it runs along the
edge of the highway separated by a barrier coming down
and meeting on 110. This view right here shows you up
at Exit 60 we're modifying the existing radius,
flattening it out and also pulling the nose back in
this shaded area to increase the distance for
deceleration up there by a couple hundred foot which
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