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Commission backs rapid-flashing beacons for Park Street despite public concern over curb extensions
Summary
The commission approved pedestrian-safety improvements on Park Street that include rapid-flashing beacons and a short curb extension at Main and Park; residents raised concerns about transparency, snowplow clearance and truck turning radii. MDT staff and city engineers said MDT approved the north-side curb extension.
The Livingston City Commission voted to move forward with pedestrian-safety improvements on Park Street that include rapid-flashing beacons at two crossings and a short curb extension at the Main and Park intersection.
Grant Gager, the city manager, told the commission the project — funded primarily by the State Local Infrastructure Partnership Act (House Bill 355) and private donations — responds to repeated pedestrian-safety incidents at the Park/Main crossing and to recommendations in the city’s Trails and Active Transportation Plan. He described collaborative…
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