Community voices concerns over Winchester Rd. widening project

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A second meeting held on Tuesday night about a widening project for Winchester Road was held at the Greenbrier Golf and Country Club.

Members of the transportation cabinet, in attendance to update residents on the status of the project.

People in the area voicing their concerns over proposed U-turns, speeding and pollution, among other things.

The transportation cabinet also offering solutions on how to handle traffic flow based on information they’ve analyzed.

Community members also offered their input as well,  saying they know change is coming, and rather that fight it, they’ll try to come to a compromise for the well-being of the community.

Jim Coleman of Coleman Crest Farm lives in the area. He and others suggesting smart traffic light signal technology.

“With all of the new residents that are moving to this area, the brand new hospital, new schools, over 3000 new residents, we’ve got to do something to make sure that Winchester Road can withstand all the extra traffic that it’s going to have. We just wanna make sure that we really do our best with the mission of transportation, to make it efficient. We wanna make sure that it’s safe, we wanna make sure that it’s financially feasible,” he says.

The project, aims to improve US 60 (Winchester Road) from I-75 to Haley Road.

The transportation cabinet says construction is slated by 2026.

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