Public forum October 18th invites comments about lane direction arrows
Clarksville, TN – Have you ever wanted to tell someone at City Hall what you think about the multidirectional middle lane of Madison Street between Pageant Lane and Tenth Street?
You know, the one with traffic that heads west in the morning and east in the afternoon.
Well, here’s your chance!
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and the Clarksville Street Department invite citizens to a public meeting at 6:00pm October 18th at the Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane, to review proposed changes to that section of Madison Street.City decision makers want to hear from motorists about the lane direction arrows currently in operation on the three-lane section of the street.
Recent traffic analysis and a detailed review of crash history have suggested that other configurations might be safer and improve the flow of traffic.
The October 18th forum is an opportunity for citizens to review and comment as the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Clarksville Street Department consider options to move traffic through the corridor in the safest manner.
“We sincerely want to hear from folks who use that stretch of Madison, and get their reaction to some options our Street Department has proposed,” Mayor McMillan said. “That’s why we scheduled the meeting right in the neighborhood, at the public library in Veterans Plaza.”
Motorists probably have noticed the rough surface in recent weeks along the same stretch of Madison Street. That’s because Clarksville Gas & Water crews have been working on the infrastructure beneath the street in preparation for a major repaving of the roadway by TDOT contractors.
The pending repaving and restriping of the street makes this a good time to consider possible changes to the lane configuration and direction arrows.