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US‑91 corridor study presented to Franklin County; local mayors and commissioners raise safety concerns
Summary
Idaho Transportation Department and Keller & Associates presented a US‑91 corridor study showing 2.1% annual traffic growth and several design concepts. Franklin and Preston mayors and county officials raised turning-lane length, nighttime lighting and a hazardous railroad intersection as local safety concerns.
Representatives from the Idaho Transportation Department and Keller & Associates presented a US‑91 corridor study to the Franklin County Commission on June 8, describing traffic growth and proposed design concepts.
Chris (Idaho Transportation Department) and Nathan Cleaver (chief engineer, Keller & Associates) summarized the study, reporting that traffic on US‑91 has increased about 2.1% annually. Presenters showed three concepts for the US‑91 corridor and the US‑91/SH‑34/36 intersection at the Wellcome Mart, including a five‑lane concept for State Street that would reduce sidewalk width by roughly four feet on each side. Alternatives for 100 South and 400 South were also presented.
Franklin City Mayor John Packer asked presenters to meet him at the Legacy Drive intersection to review turning movements. Commissioners and staff expressed concern about vehicles turning from US‑91 onto Cub River Road and suggested lengthening right‑turn lanes and improving nighttime intersection lighting. Preston City Mayor Dan Keller raised safety concerns about a railroad intersection across from Stokes Grocery Store. County Attorney Vic Pearson noted that vehicular manslaughter cases and fatalities have increased in recent years, underscoring local safety stakes in corridor planning.
Presenters and local officials agreed to do additional field review at key intersections and to consider design changes to address turning movements and nighttime visibility.
