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PRESS RELEASE
June 10th, 2009
Motorcyclists' Protection Guardrails:
CEN members give priority to details rather than saving lives
Last week, CEN's technical committee on road equipment (TC226) held its annual meeting in Berlin. The draft standard which would make guardrails safer for motorcyclists was not on the agenda for adoption. Too many comments received. FEMA will push again this issue at the next sub-committee meeting (TG1) in September!
The Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations (FEMA) is sad to announce that its efforts to get the draft standard for motorcycle-friendly guardrails adopted in 2009 have not been successful. The draft proposal, based on the Spanish standard, has not been submitted for the formal voting in Technical Committee 226, which met on Thursday and Friday last week in Berlin, due to more than a hundred comments received.
One may reasonably ponder the reasons behind such an amount of comments over an existing standard with proven efficiency records, also used by several other countries in their national efforts to find a solution for motorcyclists hitting crash barriers. Indeed, every stakeholder around the table is defending different interests in the development of the standard, or indeed non-development, and economic interests at stake are not negligible.
FEMA's General Secretary, who has actively participated in the preparation of the draft, says: "I believe some CEN participants tend to forget the reality behind the objective. Some participants are trying to minimize the problem while some others only focus on detailed technical criteria in order to have the best standard at first shot. But the truth is that motorcyclists are being killed sliding on roads in the meantime. And to those who complain that this issue is a minor problem considering the number of motorcycles in comparison to other vehicles, I would like to strongly remind them of one very essential principle in road safety: whatever minority or majority of road users it is about, in no way should the safety of some endanger the life of others! FEMA wouldn't have spent 20 years of energy and motorcyclists' money if this was not a real issue!"
FEMA supports the draft standard proposal as it is. Any other impact configurations and/or technical improvements of the proposed standard should be considered at a later stage. FEMA members will not accept that 20 years of efforts raising awareness and financing FEMA's work on the issue will simply deserve vertical archiving for whatever interests behind.
The next TC266 sub committee (TG1) meeting is expected to take place sometime in September. FEMA will propose to split comments received into 2 categories: those that can be considered for this version of the standard and those to be analyzed once the standard has been adopted, hopefully not later than 2010.
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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:13:00 -0500 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: Skagit and Island Counties News To: 57071@msn.com  Edition 127, March 20, 2009
Rock blasting begins Tuesday night on SR 20 near Quiet Cove Crews are ready to close SR 20 and begin blasting between the north and south end of Miller Road. We will detour traffic down Miller Road when we close the highway. Unfortunately, we will not know exactly which nights will require lane closures until we get close to performing each blast. The best way to keep track of blasting schedule changes is to check the Construction Updates page during the week if you want to know which days we will close the highway and detour traffic. Otherwise, you will have to watch for the signs posted in the area. Next week we will only close the highway Tuesday night, March 24. This first “test blast” will be followed by a couple days of examination by WSDOT geologists and preparation for the production blasting. Expect multiple closures in the following weeks. Blasting will allow crews to widen and lower the highway and is expected to last through May.
Expect delays Tuesday morning near the I-5/ SR 20 interchange It’s time to say goodbye to the SR 20 intersection at Goldenrod and Peterson roads and hello to two new intersections nearby. This is a major milestone for the project and it won’t be long until we are welcoming you to drive on the new bridge and all the freshly paved and completed lanes. But first, we need to complete the ramps for the new southbound I-5 on- and off-ramp bridge and Goldenrod Road is in our way of completing that task. Between 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, we will dramatically change traffic operations near the interchange. This will allow us to tear out the section of Goldenrod Road that’s in our way. If it rains, crews may reschedule the work to the first dry weekday at the same time. Like a team of synchronized swimmers (but in hard hats and vests) we will simultaneously:
View a map of the traffic changes or visit our Construction Updates page. It’s time for a check-up on the Deception Pass bridges Crews will close one lane of SR 20 next week during the day to inspect the Deception Pass bridges. The bridges are inspected once every two years. Inspection crews will close one lane from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23 through March 27. Flaggers will direct you through the work zone, and you should expect delays of up to 10 minutes. Crews thoroughly inspect the Deception Pass bridges every two years and maintain them on a regular schedule. Using an Under the Bridge Inspection Truck (UBIT), crews extend a steel arm with a bucket over the railing and under the bridge so inspectors can examine the structure. The Deception Pass Bridges were built in 1935, two years before the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridges were last inspected March 29, 2007. There are roughly 7,000 bridges on the state, city and county road systems and most are inspected every two years. WSDOT crews inspected 1,909 state and local agency-owned bridges in 2008. This year, crews are scheduled to inspect 2,018 bridges. Visit the Construction Updates page for next week’s schedule. Watch for runners next weekend on SR 20, Deception Pass bridges If you'll be driving on Whidbey Island next weekend, you'll want to watch out for marathoners and half-marathoners participating in the annual Whidbey Island Marathon. Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:02:00 -0500 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: South King County Transportation News To: 57071@msn.com Edition 199 – March 20, 2009 • Lanes closing on I-5, Viaduct, SR 520 this weekend • Sounder carrying music fans to another big Tacoma Dome concert • Which South County bridge will get replaced this year? • Down economy might impact bus service • Federal Way planning a town hall meeting for new interchange project Lanes closing on I-5, Viaduct, SR 520 this weekend Another weekend of road closures is planned for our projects across the Puget Sound area. Drivers face closures and delays on freeways in Seattle, Shoreline and Bellevue this weekend. Plan for up to 30 minute delays on I-5 in Seattle and 15 minute delays in Bellevue, especially mid-afternoon Saturday and Sunday when weekend trips are at their peak. Through the weekend, roadwork will close:
For the latest information about traffic impacts from construction, please go to our Web site and check “what’s happening now.” PS: Hats off to drivers in Bellevue! We think Bellevue drivers win the award for most drivers ever to avoid a work zone. Nearly two-thirds of the vehicles we usually see eastbound on SR 520 at 130th Avenue NE simply didn’t show up! That kept delay times down to 15 minutes for those who really needed to use that section of SR 520. Sounder carrying fans to another big Tacoma Dome concert Fans going to the Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls concert can hop on the Sounder train at the Tukwila, Kent or Auburn stations and avoid slogging through afternoon commuter traffic. The show is Thursday, April 9, at the Tacoma Dome, and Sound Transit has information about how to catch the train to the concert. The train station is next to the Tacoma Dome and the return train heads back north 30 minutes after the show. For ticket information and train times, go to Sound Transit’s Web site. (By the way, about 800 people rode the Sounder to hear AC/DC at the Dome in November.) Which South King County bridge will get replaced this year? What’s 58 years old, made of timber and too narrow for today’s traffic? That would be the Bandaret Bridge on Southeast May Valley Road just west of Issaquah-Hobart Road. King County plans to spend nine months replacing the bridge to meet current earthquake and traffic standards. As of Thursday, March 19, traffic is restricted to one lane on SE May Valley Road and controlled by an automatic signal. Each day, about 5,100 vehicles use the bridge to cross upper Issaquah Creek. The project will widen the bridge to two 12-foot lanes and two 8-foot shoulders. Work will be completed in stages to avoid a full closure of the road. Work is planned through November. Down economy might impact bus service The down economy and lagging sales tax revenue might affect future Metro Transit bus service. The agency already has taken steps to reduce costs, including drawing down reserves, trimming jobs, raising bus fares and seeking efficiencies to spare cuts to bus service. This projected budget shortfall is equal to 800,000 to 1 million hours of annual bus service, or roughly 20 percent of all the service we operate today, Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond said. That could mean more cars on the highway. Desmond said the loss is about 75,000 daily bus passenger trips lost, a number equal to a quarter of the vehicle trips made on Interstate 5 across the Ship Canal Bridge each day. Put another way, that level of reduction in Metro service would be like eliminating all of Pierce Transit or Community Transit service in our region. Tune into Metro Transit’s news site to track any changes to service coming down the pike. Federal Way planning a town hall meeting for new interchange project Discussions continue about the Federal Way City Center Access Project, which would add a new interchange off I-5 in order to improve traffic and safety at the South 320th Street interchange. A town hall meeting will be scheduled for the project in coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates and check out our Web site and the city’s Web site for more details. The project started five years ago and is jointly led by the city of Federal Way, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and a team of community stakeholders, citizens and consultants. The groups worked to narrow 47 alternatives down to three in 2005. More information is at the city of Federal Way project Web site. The Federal Way City Council continues to review public comments and plans to choose a final preferred alternative in coming weeks. The next council meeting on the topic is April 21. Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:02:00 -0500 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: South King County Transportation News To: 57071@msn.com Edition 199 – March 20, 2009 • Lanes closing on I-5, Viaduct, SR 520 this weekend • Sounder carrying music fans to another big Tacoma Dome concert • Which South County bridge will get replaced this year? • Down economy might impact bus service • Federal Way planning a town hall meeting for new interchange project Lanes closing on I-5, Viaduct, SR 520 this weekend Another weekend of road closures is planned for our projects across the Puget Sound area. Drivers face closures and delays on freeways in Seattle, Shoreline and Bellevue this weekend. Plan for up to 30 minute delays on I-5 in Seattle and 15 minute delays in Bellevue, especially mid-afternoon Saturday and Sunday when weekend trips are at their peak. Through the weekend, roadwork will close:
For the latest information about traffic impacts from construction, please go to our Web site and check “what’s happening now.” PS: Hats off to drivers in Bellevue! We think Bellevue drivers win the award for most drivers ever to avoid a work zone. Nearly two-thirds of the vehicles we usually see eastbound on SR 520 at 130th Avenue NE simply didn’t show up! That kept delay times down to 15 minutes for those who really needed to use that section of SR 520. Sounder carrying fans to another big Tacoma Dome concert Fans going to the Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls concert can hop on the Sounder train at the Tukwila, Kent or Auburn stations and avoid slogging through afternoon commuter traffic. The show is Thursday, April 9, at the Tacoma Dome, and Sound Transit has information about how to catch the train to the concert. The train station is next to the Tacoma Dome and the return train heads back north 30 minutes after the show. For ticket information and train times, go to Sound Transit’s Web site. (By the way, about 800 people rode the Sounder to hear AC/DC at the Dome in November.) Which South King County bridge will get replaced this year? What’s 58 years old, made of timber and too narrow for today’s traffic? That would be the Bandaret Bridge on Southeast May Valley Road just west of Issaquah-Hobart Road. King County plans to spend nine months replacing the bridge to meet current earthquake and traffic standards. As of Thursday, March 19, traffic is restricted to one lane on SE May Valley Road and controlled by an automatic signal. Each day, about 5,100 vehicles use the bridge to cross upper Issaquah Creek. The project will widen the bridge to two 12-foot lanes and two 8-foot shoulders. Work will be completed in stages to avoid a full closure of the road. Work is planned through November. Down economy might impact bus service The down economy and lagging sales tax revenue might affect future Metro Transit bus service. The agency already has taken steps to reduce costs, including drawing down reserves, trimming jobs, raising bus fares and seeking efficiencies to spare cuts to bus service. This projected budget shortfall is equal to 800,000 to 1 million hours of annual bus service, or roughly 20 percent of all the service we operate today, Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond said. That could mean more cars on the highway. Desmond said the loss is about 75,000 daily bus passenger trips lost, a number equal to a quarter of the vehicle trips made on Interstate 5 across the Ship Canal Bridge each day. Put another way, that level of reduction in Metro service would be like eliminating all of Pierce Transit or Community Transit service in our region. Tune into Metro Transit’s news site to track any changes to service coming down the pike. Federal Way planning a town hall meeting for new interchange project Discussions continue about the Federal Way City Center Access Project, which would add a new interchange off I-5 in order to improve traffic and safety at the South 320th Street interchange. A town hall meeting will be scheduled for the project in coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates and check out our Web site and the city’s Web site for more details. The project started five years ago and is jointly led by the city of Federal Way, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and a team of community stakeholders, citizens and consultants. The groups worked to narrow 47 alternatives down to three in 2005. More information is at the city of Federal Way project Web site. The Federal Way City Council continues to review public comments and plans to choose a final preferred alternative in coming weeks. The next council meeting on the topic is April 21. Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:43:01 -0500 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: Washington State Department of Transportation I-90 Corridor Update To: 57071@msn.com  In this issue:
Paving projects along I-90 slated for this summer; request for contractor bids now advertised Washington state’s first state highway construction “Washington Jobs Now” projects funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are now advertised to contractors. Construction on the $3 million west Ellensburg I-90 paving project is scheduled to start as early as April. The second I-90 contract, a $4 million paving project east of Keechelus Dam, is slated to begin construction in June. Tell us what you think about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the WSDOT Blog.
Washington State Senate honors WSDOT and WSP State road workers and State Patrol troopers received a standing ovation from state senators for their winter storm response efforts over the past two years. They received special honors through Senate Resolution 8634 at the Washington State Capitol last month for heroic efforts and tireless dedication in response to the December 2007 flood and the December 2008 holiday snow storm and January 2009 flood.
Bridging Futures Art and Essay Contest: we need your student’s help! WSDOT and I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition would like to invite your students to participate in the fifth annual Bridging Futures Art and Essay Contest. This contest presents a great opportunity for students to learn about transportation issues and how state agencies and citizens are making roadways safer for people and wildlife. Find out how to enter your drawing and essay. Hurry, contest deadline is April 20!
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From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: South King County Transportation News - Edition 198 To: 57071@msn.com Edition 198 - March 13, 2009 Work ramping up on SR 169 Green River bridge Work to halt unstable soils near the SR 169 Green River bridge is moving ahead next week. A shipment of steel rebar is expected and crews plan to start shaping it to build reinforced retaining walls. By the end of the week, crews plan to be drilling the first of dozens of shafts to support the wall. The holes will be between 45 feet and 90 feet deep. The bridge was closed to traffic in November when unstable soils threatened bridge supports. Take a look at the bridge repair diagrams on our project Web site. Traffic delays this weekend on I-5, SR 520 It’s not over yet. The critical road work and inevitable delays continue this weekend and will tie up traffic for folks heading to Seattle and Bellevue with closures on I-5, SR 520 and SR 99. With two or four lanes closed for construction on southbound I-5 all weekend, it could take an hour or longer to get from Shoreline to Downtown Seattle. Eastbound SR 520 will feel the pinch too with just one lane open at 130th Avenue NE in Bellevue. At least the I-90 express lanes will be running eastbound all weekend to pick up some of the slack. The delays are annoying, but the result will be a smoother and safer highway system. The $9.4 million SR 520 work generates 94 jobs and provides work for 16 Washington companies. The $21 million I-5 work generates more than 200 jobs and provides work for 19 Washington companies. One more thing: Don’t forget about the St. Patrick's Day Dash on Sunday. It will close all lanes on SR 99 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. between the Battery Street Tunnel and the north end of the Aurora Avenue Bridge. Comments or questions? Please e-mail me, Jeff Switzer, at switzej@wsdot.wa.gov or call 206-440-4700. You are subscribed to South King County Transportation News. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, contact us at WebFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov In this issue:
Design? Check! Funding? Check! Contractor? Today (February 17, 2009), WSDOT advertised the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project for contractors’ bids; construction will begin this summer. This first contract will build a detour bridge at milepost 55 near Gold Creek. Crews will also excavate materials out of Keechelus Lake to replace lake storage capacity that will be impacted as part of the larger construction set to begin in 2010. Drivers can expect visual distractions with minor delays.
For more information, contractors can visit the Contract Ad & Award Web page.
Extensive construction on I-90 near Spokane coming up Interstate 90 in the Spokane metro area will see a flurry of construction activity beginning this spring and going through the summer months. The freeway surface will be rehabilitated from the Division Street Interchange (Exit 281), east to Custer Street (MP 285). In addition, most of the Spokane area on and off ramps will be repaved as part of this job.
Major closures ahead on I-90 near Seattle Mark your calendars. There are major closures on I-90 between Bellevue and Seattle ahead this summer that will spell congestion and back-ups for drivers.
We have maps and information at our project Web site, and in the coming weeks, we will tell you how to best navigate the congestion. The best way to avoid congestion altogether is by taking other routes. Stay tuned for more details, but for now, get ready for the biggest construction season WSDOT has ever planned in western Washington.
Safety is our number one priority at WSDOT, and our electronic message signs are an important part of keeping drivers and workers safe. Last week, an anonymous hacker changed the message display on one of our signs along I-405 by breaking into the control box. The message read, “Zombies Drools.” Similar sign-hacking incidents happened in Texas and Illinois last week, too.
These pranks might seem like harmless fun, but they could prove deadly if drivers are unaware of upcoming construction work. A driver unfamiliar with the area could encounter construction equipment or conditions and be seriously injured or killed. Also, our crews rely on these signs to direct traffic safely through work zones.
Both WSDOT and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) are taking this incident seriously. WSDOT is reviewing security measures on our signs owned by contractors, and the WSP has made it clear that they are not considering this a harmless prank. WSP Captain Jeff DeVere has said that anyone who tampers with a roadway safety sign risks potential felony charges. You are subscribed to I-90 - Corridor Update for Washington State Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, contact us at WebFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation · 310 Maple Park Ave SE · PO BOX 47300 · Olympia WA 98504-7300 · 360-705-7000
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:23:00 -0600 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, contact us at WebFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation · 310 Maple Park Ave SE · PO BOX 47300 · Olympia WA 98504-7300 · 360-705-7000 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:52:00 -0600 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: Washington State Department of Transportation Pierce County Traffic News Update To: 57071@msn.com Tacoma traffic nightmare starts Friday ... the 13th Getting from the Tacoma Narrows to Interstate 5 is going to take more time the next few years due to traffic changes required to build a new State Route 16 Nalley Valley viaduct. Starting Friday, Feb. 13, long-term closures of the Sprague Avenue ramps, and narrower lanes and shoulders on eastbound State Route 16 will contribute to slowdowns and increased traffic congestion. WSDOT plans to help manage traffic flow on eastbound SR 16 during construction by activating, for the first time, ramp meters at five on-ramps – Jackson, Pearl, Orchard, Center and Union. The on- and off-ramps connecting Sprague Avenue and eastbound SR 16 are scheduled to close early Friday morning, Feb. 13. The same morning, commuters will travel on a new eastbound SR 16 alignment between Union Avenue and the viaduct. The 15,000 vehicles that use the two Sprague ramps each day will need to disperse to alternate routes and ramps, including Union Avenue – where traffic volumes could nearly double. The eastbound SR 16 ramp to Sprague Avenue stays closed through fall 2011. The Sprague Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16/Interstate 5 remains closed until completion of the Eastbound Nalley Valley project. The Sprague Avenue ramps connected to westbound SR 16 close later this year. This $184 million project – funded primarily by the 2003 gas-tax funding package – eliminates the weave of traffic where vehicles from I-5 change lanes in order to merge onto SR 16 or exit at Sprague Avenue. Project information online: www.tacomatraffic.com. If you have a comment or a question call the project hotline, 1-888-633-4005, or e-mail us at nalleyvalley@wsdot.wa.gov. You are subscribed to Pierce County Traffic News for Washington State Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, contact us at WebFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation · 310 Maple Park Ave SE · PO BOX 47300 · Olympia WA 98504-7300 · 360-705-7000 Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:51:00 -0600 From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com Subject: South King County Transportation News To: 57071@msn.com  Edition 196, Feb. 2, 2009
If you’re a regular commuter on SR 18, plan to start adding some extra time to your trips. By Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction as crews begin repairs to a slope under the highway near Tiger Mountain summit. Expect delays during construction because freight traffic will use the general purpose lane with the rest of traffic. Currently, trucks can use a designated truck climbing lane to make their way up the long, steep hill. We will reduce both directions of SR 18 to one lane between 7:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2 and Tuesday, Feb. 3 while crews set up barrier for the new lane configuration. Pilot cars will guide drivers through the closure area. During repairs, crews will build a rock and gravel wall to stabilize about 250 feet of the hillside. Recent heavy rains caused Holder Creek to flood and erode the hillside supporting the roadway. The shoulder of the roadway has already cracked and additional flooding could damage the highway itself. Crews repair SR 169 and trail in Renton Good news for drivers and pedestrians in Renton: Crews are beginning repair work on a retaining wall that supports SR 169 near the Maplewood Golf Course. They’re also repairing a pedestrian trail at the base of the wall. Both the trail and the right lane of northbound SR 169 have been closed since Jan. 8 when heavy rains caused the Cedar River to flood. Crews will repair about 250 feet of the wall, which dropped as much as 12 inches in some places. They’ll replace material that washed out from behind and below the wall, and repair a section of concrete barrier that dropped about an inch and a half. The work won’t require any additional lane closures, but you may see flaggers letting construction trucks and equipment in and out of the work area. Our Flickr Web site has photos of the damage. Comments, questions: Please e-mail me, Jeff Switzer, at switzej@wsdot.wa.gov or call 206-440-4700. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, contact us at WebFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation · 310 Maple Park Ave SE · PO BOX 47300 · Olympia WA 98504-7300 · 360-705-7000 |
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Countdown to Construction 41 days, 13:43:32 hours   The Hood Canal Bridge closes for six weeks starting at 12:01 a.m. on May 1, 2009. Visit the 2009 Closure page to learn about transportation options.  The Hood Canal Bridge is located between Kitsap and Jefferson counties at the mouth of the Hood Canal. It serves as a vital economic and social link between the greater Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula. View entire map
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