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Vol. 115, No. 25	June 18, 2008

Teamwork earns praise for new traffic signal

By LARRY SEE JR.
Messenger Staff

It’s been a long time in coming, but thanks to dogged determination by local citizens and government officials, there will soon be a new traffic signal along the Bypass.

The signal, requested last year by Brandenburg Mayor David Pace, local citizens and the Meade County Fiscal Court, will be installed at the intersection of KY 228 and the Bypass as construction there continues.

“Working with the county government, the city and the state we have gotten something our county truly needs,” said state Rep. Jeff Greer in announcing the news during the June 10 Fiscal Court meeting.

Greer also informed members of the Brandenburg City Council earlier and Pace updated the county Industrial Development Authority members during their June 10 annual meeting.

The intersection will further become unsafe, due to the road widening from two to five lanes and the fact there is no other light close.

“Last Thurday all of our efforts paid off and word came down the project will be included with the Bypass work,” Greer said. “Safety of citizens is what we all had in mind.”

“The light is the biggest issue,” Pace said. “It will help control the speed of traffic on the Bypass from one end to the other.”

During the IDA meeting, Pace announced improvements are continuing along the Bypass at the eastern end.

Engineers have agreed to design a one-way entrance road for motorists traveling north to enter the city, Pace said, alleviating concerns of many businesses.

“There was a concern all traffic would turn there at the light,” Pace said. “And that would result in more traffic (trying to reach town) by using Old Ekron Road.

Motorists traveling from Brandenburg and wanting to use the Bypass will be able to use an access road.

Pace announced improvements to KY 933 near the industrial park have been moved forward with right-of-way acquisition.

“That means we could still see construction sometime in 2010, but it could happen earlier,” Pace said. “Two years is not that far out.”

“We have had three major transportation news items come out within the past week,” Pace said, adding it has been a group effort to get them accomplished.

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