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Lee County approves combined safety package for Burnt Store Road, including paved shoulders and passing lanes
Summary
After reviewing crash data and options, the Lee County Board authorized a combined interim treatment — rumble striping, passing lanes and 4‑ft paved shoulders — for the two‑lane Burnt Store Road corridor, directing DOT to proceed to design and bid.
Lee County commissioners voted Jan. 20 to move forward with a multi‑element interim safety package on the two‑lane segment of Burnt Store Road, approving a plan that combines rumble striping, passing lanes and 4‑foot paved shoulders.
Rob Price of the county’s Department of Transportation presented four options that ranged from lower‑cost rumble striping to a combined treatment that includes paved shoulders and passing lanes. Price said his team recommended rumble striping as the highest short‑term benefit for cost, citing industry studies, but…
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