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Butterfield Boulevard
is a four-lane, divided arterial that
extends northward from Tennant Avenue to Cochrane
Road and acts as a downtown bypass route for north-
south through traffic. (See
Figure 1-18.)Butterfield
Boulevard forms the eastern boundary of the
Downtown area and is a primary north-south roadway
within the city. The street is posted at 45 mph and
includes signalized intersections at major cross streets.
Left-turn pockets are provided at its intersection with
Main Avenue. Butterfield Boulevard also provides access to VTA’s park-and-ride lot at the
Morgan Hill Transit Center.
Depot Street
is a two-lane, north-south roadway east of Monterey Road that extends south
from Main Avenue to Dunne Avenue. The roadway is posted at 30 mph. Stop signs are
provided along Depot Street at its intersection with Third Street, Main Avenue, and Dunne
Avenue. It has sidewalks and bike lanes along most of its length.
Del Monte Avenue
is a two-lane, north-south
discontinuous roadway west of Monterey Road. It
forms the western boundary of the Downtown area.
(See
Figure 1-19.)Third Street
is a two-lane, east-west roadway south of
Second Street. (See
Figure 1-20.)This street extends
east from Del Monte Avenue to Monterey Road and
continues east to Depot Street, where access to the
Morgan Hill Transit Center and parking area is provided.
The segment between Monterey Road and Depot Street
is designed as a shared use street with wide sidewalks
to support pedestrian travel and narrow lanes to slow
vehicle traffic. The intersection of Third Street and
Monterey Road has a center landscaped median preventing eastbound and westbound
through traffic. There is a one-lane bridge over West Little Llagas Creek between Monterey
Road and Del Monte Avenue.
Figure 1-19: Del Monte Avenue
Figure 1-18: Butterfield Boulevard
Figure 1-20: Third Street