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Lamar council directs engineers to keep Business Highway 75 four lanes; 6th Avenue access remains under debate
Summary
The council directed engineers to continue design work keeping Business Highway 75 four lanes after hearing community preference; discussion continued about whether to close or limit access at 6th Avenue Southwest, with a traffic analyst recommending access consolidation for safety trade-offs.
The Lamar City Council instructed consulting engineers to continue design work for the Business Highway 75 reconstruction project keeping the corridor four lanes for its full length. Council Member (unnamed) moved the direction; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
Council members and residents reported hearing community input favoring a four-lane configuration. The mayor summarized three options previously presented by engineers: retain four lanes…
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