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City weighs options after repeated truck strikes on Main/Nelson traffic controller
Summary
After repeated collisions damaged the traffic controller near Main and Nelson streets, city staff presented two candidate fixes — a planter barrier or reconfiguring parking with restriping — and solicited input from Main Street merchants; staff said the controller has been struck about four times since Thanksgiving.
City staff told the Lexington City Council on April 17, 2025, that the traffic controller on Main Street at Nelson near Cornerstone Bank has been struck repeatedly, and staff presented two options and asked merchants for input on less-disruptive solutions.
Staff said the controller has been hit four times since Thanksgiving and that orange jersey barriers currently used…
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