I believe this is a bike lane and construction workers are just parking in it

This is a bike lane. We have asked RPD to take a look for any possible enforcement efforts.

If this is a bike lane, it is the widest I've seen!

This issue came up in a recent CAC meeting and an officer shared his position with the group.
City Code appears to make parking in bicycle lanes unlawful and violators are subject to a parking ticket. However, the code indicates that bike lanes created before the public had a chance to make comments on the project are not included in the parking prohibitions. See Traffic Schedule No. 26 at https://www.google.com/search?q=raleigh+bicylce+lanes+Traffic+Schedule+no.+26&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&gws_rd=ssl . So a citizen can park in some lanes in the City, but not in others.
The bike lane on St. Albans is included in the “No Parking” provisions of Traffic Schedule No. 26. The area is not posted as a “No Parking in Bike Lane” section. Until this is done, staff will not write tickets.