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Georgetown Road to Close for Traffic Study
(posted May 27)
DPW Director David Sherman agreed as of May 26 to conduct a neighborhood
impact study concerning traffic displacement caused by the closure of Georgetown
Road. The study will take place in late August after school begins.
The DPW initially said no on April 25 due to the inability to meet design
schedule time lines and the issue of race traffic. They also had concerns
that traffic counts would be skewed because of local residents needing
access.
City County Councilor Benjamin Hunter, who chairs the Public Works Committee, requested the study on behalf of the residents of Speedway.
"We agree that a temporary closure of Georgetown Road could provide some useful information. For the analysis to be successful, we would want to close the street for a minimum of two weeks. We recommend that a resolution endorsing the temporary closure be approved by the Indianapolis Board of Public Works in advance of the temporary closure. Regarding the timing of this analysis, we are most concerned with how any closure would impact normal, average daily traffic, not traffic during major events. Therefore, it is our recommendation that we plan this test closure for late August, right after school resumes. In that way, we can examine "normal" traffic conditions and also meet the time frame established by the MPO and DMD for the vacation process." Sherman said.
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