Public open house for proposed U.S. 24 and Wabash Street intersection improvements
WABASH, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a public open house for proposed improvements at the intersection of U.S. 24 and Wabash Street.
The purpose of this project is to improve safety by reducing the number of traffic conflict points by constructing a reduced conflict intersection (RCI), which will reduce the probability of crash incidents at this intersection.
On Tuesday, March 28, INDOT will host a public open house where participants are welcome to view project display boards and talk to project representatives about the proposed improvement project. The open house will take place at the Honeywell Center in Legacy Hall located at 275 Market Street, Wabash, IN 46992 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
What: Public open house
When: March 28, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Honeywell Center Legacy Hall, 275 W Market Street, Wabash, IN 46992
About Reduced Conflict Intersections
Nationwide, statistics show a more than 50 percent decline in crashes where RCIs are installed. Fatal crashes decline by as much as 85 percent.
In June 2015, INDOT opened its first RCI at U.S. 41 and State Road 114 in Northwest Indiana. From 2008-2015, the intersection averaged four crashes a year with almost 40% of those reported as injury crashes, including one fatality. In the first year of operation for the RCI, the intersection experienced one minor crash, and no injuries or fatalities.
In 2011, INDOT widened U.S. 231 in Spencer County to four lanes, and for the first three years, there were at least four deaths and nine injuries at the intersections with S.R. 62 and S.R. 68. Since the intersections were converted to RCIs in the summer of 2016, crash rates have dropped significantly overall, with zero new fatal crashes.
You can read more about Reduced Conflict Intersections here: https://www.in.gov/indot/3660.htm.
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