Commissioner urges state action to improve safety at State Road 10 and US 31 intersection

At the Dec. 31 meeting, a commissioner raised concerns about a series of collisions at the intersection of State Road 10 and U.S. 31 and said local officials have been in contact with state-level authorities.

The commissioner said the Argos town council has been "pretty vocal in the media" and that county leaders "have been pressing on" the issue for several months. The speaker noted that a long-term solution — described in the meeting as building a cloverleaf — is multiple years out, and that the county is pressing state partners for interim safety measures. "The long term solution of putting the cloverleaf in there isn't gonna happen tomorrow…It's 3 to 5 years out," the commissioner said.

The board acknowledged the county lacks direct authority over state-controlled highways. One commissioner emphasized that the decision rests with state officials: "This is totally a state decision. All we can do is ask," the commissioner said.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; the discussion was recorded as an appeal to state partners for accelerated safety work and a request that county staff continue coordination with state officials.

Next steps: Continue coordination with state authorities and local stakeholders; no county-level project authorization or funding decision was recorded during this meeting.