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Resident urges speed, signage and chevron changes on US 42 after crashes; police say grant will fund targeted enforcement
Summary
A resident described multiple serious crashes on U.S. 42 and asked the city to endorse requests to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for an extended 35 mph limit, intersection flashing warning lights, and chevron curve signage. The police chief said the department received an overtime enforcement grant to focus patrols on Highway 42.
John Simpson, speaking during the citizen-comment portion of the Prospect City Council meeting, asked the council to back three traffic safety requests to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) after detailing a string of crashes on U.S. Highway 42.
Simpson said multiple collisions occurred within a short stretch of Highway 42 near Bridgepoint Boulevard, including two fatal crashes and several serious collisions he described to the council. He asked the city to endorse three changes he had discussed with KYTC staff: extend a new 35-miles-per-hour speed limit farther up the…
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