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Transportation committee recommends closing short Mill Street slip lane at Bowen to improve safety
Summary
City staff and consultant recommended removing a short Mill Street segment and extending driveways onto Bowen as part of the Bowen Street reconstruction; the Transportation Committee voted to recommend the design to the Common Council after staff said the change would improve sight lines, shorten pedestrian crossings and increase green space.
The Oshkosh Transportation Committee voted to recommend a design change in the Bowen Street reconstruction project that would close a short Mill Street slip lane between Bowen and Wagyu. City engineering and consultant AECOM presented crash data, traffic counts and design options and recommended removing the slip lane, building curb bump‑outs, expanding green space and shifting three parcel driveways to face Bowen.
Why it matters: presenters cited crash clusters at nearby intersections and a sight‑distance problem created by the current slip lane geometry. AECOM said camera counts found about 86 vehicles per day…
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