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Lebanon, INDOT in talks to transfer State Road 39; city schedules open house
Summary
Lebanon is negotiating relinquishment of State Road 39 from the Indiana Department of Transportation and will hold a public open house July 22 to share survey results and gather input on safety, pedestrian access and traffic-flow options.
Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry said the city is negotiating with the Indiana Department of Transportation to take local control of State Road 39, and will host a public open house on July 22 to present resident feedback and discuss options for reworking the corridor.
The issue: why it matters Mayor Matt Gentry said INDOT has approached the city about ‘‘relinquishment,’’ the process by which a state highway is transferred to local control. He said the state would provide an initial payment when a transfer is completed, but the city would assume ongoing maintenance and construction responsibility.
What city officials are doing Gentry said the city ran an online survey of roughly 50–60 questions and received about 550 responses to…
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