Powers Road

The Fort Williams Master Plan takes an overall look at Powers Road, the park's entrance for vehicles and pedestrians. Recommendations include re-engineering the length of Powers Road with considerations to road width, orientation and overall circulation pattern. Incoprorate new grading, pockets of native plantings, crosswalks where appropriate, new signange, updated sidewalks, and updated curbing. Incoporate the use of shared lanes for bicycles. Where appropriate, sperate teh sidewalk from Powers Road to provide for greater vehicle and pedestrian safety.

Additionally:

• Re-engineer the portion of the road between the Ship Cove parking lot and Whitney Road to be more horizontal and vertical alignment, and to increase pedestrian and vehicle separation and safety.

• Provide separation between the sidewalk and the road at the Sledding Hill for safety.

• Re-engineer a new circulation pattern at Central Parkinng to limit the amount of traffic that intuitively flows to Captain Strout Circle, while allowing for appropriate access to Central Parking and beyond for cars, buses, trollies, maintenance and emergency vehicles.

• Consider the seasonal ability to limit or close Captain Strout Circle to vehicles as needed.

A June 2024 Feasibility Study by Gorrill Palmer outlines phases to advance safe access, circulation and easy way finding for all park visitors. See Study