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Pedestrian safety pilot program comes to High Street

One of Lexington’s busiest intersections is getting a face lift in an attempt to increase pedestrian safety and boost neighborhood foot traffic.

East High Street Pilot Area

The pilot project will also add 36 parking spots along East High Street. | Photo via LFUCG

Big changes are coming to a short stretch of East High Street between Woodland Avenue and Rose Street. Between Monday, June 2 and Friday, June 6, construction crews will install several traffic pattern changes designed to slow traffic, decrease congestion, and amp up pedestrian safety.

This construction is part of a pilot program designed to increase safety on Lexington’s roads. Should it prove successful, elements of the project could be installed throughout the city. On High Street, those changes include:

  • Reducing two lanes to one
  • Adding a protected bike lane
  • Installing “bump outs” to increase visibility + awareness of parking spaces

Learn more about how the city plans to improve transit safety, one “STREEET” at a time.

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