The Pawpaw Parody: motorists rejoice as mayor cuts ribbon on New Circle/Liberty Rd. Bypass
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Drivers in the Liberty Road area honked and cheered loudly from their cars Thursday as Mayor Linda Gorton and city leaders cut the ribbon on the brand new Liberty/New Circle Road bypass.
“Our traffic engineers did a little study and found the dividers that were previously placed on Liberty Road between Auto Zone and Speedway were impeding traffic flow by 37%,” Gorton said, “with these new options available, traffic will be flowing better than ever.”
Motorists pulling out of Speedway now enjoy a protected left turn lane onto Liberty, and a special U-turn only lane expansion is planned for the intersection early next year.
Lexington Police are reporting a 368% increase in collisions at the intersection compared to this month last year, but that is reported to be a lesser monthly increase than the first day the Harrodsburg Road Double Black Diamond was open to the public.
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