2 major Cleveland streets to go one-way near Gateway [Video]

CLEVELAND — Work will begin later this month to turn Prospect Avenue and Huron Road between Ontario and East Ninth Street from a two-way into a one-way pair.

The number of traffic lanes on Huron and Prospect will be reduced from four in both directions to two lanes in one direction. Huron will be eastbound, and Prospect will be westbound.

Reducing the space for cars will create more room for bikes. A separate section of each street will be separated from vehicle traffic to create a two-way bike route, and a lane will be preserved for parking and deliveries.

More space will also be made available for sidewalk seating for bars and restaurants.

This is not the first time this traffic pattern has been used. For many years, police have routinely turned Huron into a one-way eastbound road and Prospect into a one-way westbound road before and after Guardians and …