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Lebanon discusses taking control of State Road 39 to address safety and pedestrian access
Summary
City consultants and residents discussed a possible transfer of State Road 39 (Lebanon Street) from the Indiana Department of Transportation to the city, focusing on pedestrian safety, roundabouts, medians and a multiyear funding plan; no formal decision was made and negotiations with INDOT are ongoing.
City of Lebanon officials, residents and consultants discussed the possibility of the city taking control of State Road 39 (Lebanon Street) during a recent podcast interview and public open house, focusing on pedestrian safety, potential intersection changes and how to pay for multiyear improvements.
The discussion matters because control of the road would allow Lebanon to redesign intersections, sidewalks and crossings to respond directly to local safety concerns — but any transfer depends on an agreement with the Indiana Department of Transportation and on securing funding, consultants said.
On the city’s podcast, Joe LePage, communications and community development director for the City of Lebanon, and Craig Parks, vice president of engineering for Avenue and a Lebanon resident, described an open house at the Herman B. Wells Center at Lebanon High School where residents placed colored dots on large maps to mark problems such as pedestrian gaps, congestion and safety hot spots. “I was pleasantly surprised at the turnout,” Parks said, describing “7 or 8” tables laid out…
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