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Council introduces Market Street renaming, presses staff on safety fixes at nearby intersection
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to rename 3rd Street to Market Street to match the new extension and spent extended time discussing traffic safety at the Dublin–Granville/Market Street intersection, including crash‑warrant criteria, new counts and plans for permanent striping and lit signage slated for April–May.
The New Albany City Council on March 17 introduced Ordinance 006‑2026 to rename a section of 3rd Street between East Granville and Main Street (US 62) as Market Street to align with the new Market Street extension. Staff said four properties will receive updated addresses and that owners have been notified and expressed support.
Council members raised practical questions about what the address change requires of property owners. Staff said the city will record the change with the county auditor and property owners will then be responsible for updating deeds, driver’s licenses, insurance and other records.
The meeting spent significant time on traffic safety at the nearby Dublin–Granville/Market Street intersection, where staff presented new traffic counts and crash analyses. Staff said the criteria for a crash warrant require five correctable crashes in a 12‑month period; officials found three such crashes in the last year and will continue to monitor conditions. To improve safety, staff described short‑term and permanent measures: temporary flashing stop signs are in place, and permanent striping and lit “cross traffic does not stop” signs are planned once construction cleanup is complete. “We anticipate having that [striping and permanent signage] done sometime in April, May,” staff said, adding the city’s traffic engineers are also evaluating whether removing brick crosswalk surface on the north–south legs and restoring pavement there would better communicate continuous flow to approaching drivers.
Council set the ordinance for second reading at the April 7 meeting. Staff agreed to follow up with crash data and a schedule for the permanent traffic improvements.
