A Columbus road project designed to lower speeds and provide more bicycle access is off to a rocky start with some local motorists.
The city recently completed a $6.3 million project to revamp Rocky Ford Road between Taylor and Talley roads.
The project has re-striped the road surface down to three traffic lanes (two travel lanes and a continuous left-turn lane) and bicycle lanes on both sides. The road previously had been a four-lane road each way.
The new road configuration has generated a deluge of complaints to The Republic’s Onions column, and at least a handful or so at Columbus City Hall, according to the city engineering department.
For more on this story, including comments from those who are upset about the new design and from those who like it, see Wednesday’s Republic.
