'A sigh of relief' | NKY communities celebrate KYTC U-turn on Dixie Highway 'road diet'

'A sigh of relief' | NKY communities celebrate KYTC U-turn on Dixie Highway 'road diet'

We're following through on this story: WCPO 9 first reported KYTC's plans for a "road diet" on Dixie Highway in February In April, we covered the cabinet's meetings with local officials as part of their listening tour Earlier this month, we spoke with Florence residents and leaders who took a firm stance against the plan Last week, we spoke with a local lawmaker trying to ensure cities can give feedback before projects happen Now, we're talking …

Dixie Highway reconfiguration will 'not be done at this time'

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday that a previously proposed road reconfiguration of Dixie Highway in Erlanger, Elsmere and Florence, which provoked backlash among local residents and elected officials, will “not be done at this time.” A representative from the cabinet informed LINK nky that the cabinet could revisit such a reconfiguration in the coming years, but for now, the work on Dixie Highway will be limited to resurfaci…