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Chumstick Highway safety project to install traffic safety signs

The Chumstick Highway safety improvement project includes the installation of a variety of traffic signs, from speed limit and curve warning signs to school bus stop and fire station caution signs. The project will upgrade existing signs as well as install new ones.

The signs will be installed along the highway from Leavenworth (at milepost 0.11) to the top of Beaver Hill (at milepost 12.37). The project is expected to take 28 working days, with crews working 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, May 8. Work is expected to begin near Leavenworth and continue toward Beaver Hill.

Motorists should expect one-lane traffic in the area where crews will be working each day. A pilot car will be guiding motorists through the work zone. Motorists may experience minor delays of up to 15 minutes. Motorists are asked to please plan for the delays.

The purpose of the project is to improve traveler safety on Chumstick Highway.  Collision data from 2008 to 2015 shows road conditions such as curves, excess speed, wet and icy surfaces, and low ambient lighting contribute to a large portion of collisions on the highway, in particular collisions involving vehicles running off the road. The installation of the signs is the second phase of the project. Last summer, centerlines and wider edge lines were painted on the highway.

The $475,000 project is being paid for in large part by a grant from the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. KRCI LLC is completing the work.

Watch the Public Works Facebook page for updates on the project.

Last Updated: 08/24/2021 09:04 AM

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