Franklin St could become two way on north end |
Franklin St could become two way on north end |
Feb 23 2023, 01:34 PM
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https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte...9dc70f2d16.html
QUOTE Planning and Redevelopment Director Skyler York said the city has long planned to turn Franklin into a two-way street downtown. As has happened in many other cities, Franklin Street has been through various traffic and streetscape iterations over the years. Mayor Duane Parry said the decision to go with the conversion to a two-way comes when the city already had to redo some of the pedestrian crossings to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The bricks at the edge of the road where pedestrians cross will be replaced with metal plates with truncated domes – the bubble-looking surface familiar in many cities – to fully comply with the federal law. To improve visibility of the stop signs, the city might opt for the LED signs drivers are familiar with on Pine and Washington streets, which parallel Franklin. Otherwise, stop signs on the left side would be moved across the street to face southbound traffic. The striping work is expected to cost $250,000 to $350,000, Brad Minnick of Primera Engineering said. The Redevelopment Commission is paying for much of this project, although the City Council might be approached to kick in money. |
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