tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post1517044889803382..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Please Don't Ride Behind the Construction BarriersScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-69943195212958532782011-03-29T10:55:05.519-06:002011-03-29T10:55:05.519-06:00Any recommendations for those of us travelling wes...Any recommendations for those of us travelling westbound on Canyon or Trinity?<br /><br />I generally ride to LANL heading west on Canyon then turning left on Diamond. Today I encountered the construction and was wondering the best way to get through the Canyon/Diamond then Diamond/Trinity intersection to the bridge. Everybody was nice today on the road (7:45 am), but it was an awkward route. I just turned left from Canyon and rode in the (narrow) southbound traffic lane on Diamond until I could get to the Fairway/Diamond intersection. But then there was a small backhoe at the crosswalk entrance to the Omega bridge, so I had to ride past the Fairway/Diamond intersection, behind the orange barriers on Diamond, just to get safely past the backhoe, over the curb, and onto the sidewalk to get over the bridge. Uff-da! <br /><br />My alternate route would have been to ride west on Trinity to turn left on Diamond, I would still have to be riding in the traffic lane after turning left on Diamond, and would have encountered said backhoe on sidewalk to bridge. I don’t have problems riding in the traffic lane, but would like to avoid more dangerous circumstances whenever I can.<br /><br />What is the known (or recommended) bicycle route? It’d be great if the known route was marked in the construction area and published so we could be a little safer, even if this means we’re in the traffic lane. At least we’ll know where we’re supposed to be.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715794348492029854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-81528241323717005342011-03-29T08:28:00.022-06:002011-03-29T08:28:00.022-06:00Be careful coming into/out of UNM; motorists tend ...Be careful coming into/out of UNM; motorists tend to blast through there with little regard for what side of the road they're on. Otherwise that is a very nice detour.<br /><br />I was also happy to see the orange barrels are no longer being stored on the bridge sidewalk. That made things uncomfortable for awhile.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280849211094122867noreply@blogger.com