Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Traffic safety upgrades near Wright State University on Fairborn’s busiest road aim to improve pedestrian access in a restaurant and business corridor.
The $2.3 million project along Colonel Glenn Highway includes the installation of curbs, sidewalks, a bike path and crosswalks in a 45 mph speed limit zone that averages more than 18,000 vehicles daily with several eateries across the road from the university, City Engineer Lee Harris said.
The speed and volume of traffic combined with the lack of dedicated pedestrian access spurred the city to draw up plans several years ago and consult with WSU, Harris said.
Accessibility is Wright State’s top traffic concern along Colonel Glenn, and Fairborn’s project “brings an invaluable safety component in addition to the attractive curb appeal,” said Seth Bauguess, the school’s communications director.
“Adding walking lanes on both sides of (the road) and providing pedestrians a safe path along and across the road were paramount for the university,” he said in an email. “This project addresses and every aspect of this concern.”
