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Urbana council approves Lincoln Avenue road-diet demonstration, sets demonstration target for 2025
Summary
Council approved resolution 2024-09-063R to set aside state motor-fuel-tax funds for a Lincoln Avenue (Washer Drive to Killarney) road-diet demonstration. Staff said the demonstration is intended for 2025 with construction of a full project contingent on funding and environmental clearance; the full project estimate cited about $6.5 million.
The Urbana City Council voted Oct. 14 to approve resolution 2024-09-063R, a resolution for improvement under the Illinois Highway Code using state motor fuel tax funds to support a road-diet demonstration on Lincoln Avenue between Washer Drive and Killarney Street.
Justin Swinford of Public Works described the effort as a demonstration project to test a safer cross-section on a corridor currently operating as four lanes, with average daily traffic in the 14,000–16,000 range. He said staff pursued an SS4a implementation grant but were awarded demonstration…
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