Improve Plank Road Safety with Extended No Passing Zone and Reduced Speed to 45mph

The Issue

Residents along Plank Road and commuters request restriping of Plank Road from south edge of Moose Range curve eastward to past the S-curve that is east of Lukens Road with a double, solid yellow stripe to indicate no passing zone.  Place no passing signs along this stretch of road and lower speed limit to 45mph.  Place residential signs on both sides of subdivision entrances.  There are 4 intersections on this stretch of road that should be clearly marked as no passing zones.  The complexity of road conditions on this stretch include 4 intersections, 2 sharp curves, 2 moderate curves, 1 steep hill, entrances to 2 subdivisions, 1 school bus stop and multiple farm entrances. These conditions make passing very dangerous and rate of speed needs to be reduced from 55mph to 45mph to allow for safer entrance to and exiting from Plank Road for area residents, farmers, delivery and service personnel and commuters until turn lanes or road straightening on Plank Road can be implemented.  Passing at an intersection is illegal and putting a no passing zone at the Gerry Lane and Lukens Road intersections with Plank would decrease the number of near misses as people are turning left into those streets. Speed has been cited as a major factor in many accidents on Plank Road so lowering it would reduce the number of speed related accidents and fatalities.  Taking these inexpensive safety measures now would proactively deal with the longstanding problems on Plank until a more comprehensive but more costly redesign of the road can be achieved.

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The Issue

Residents along Plank Road and commuters request restriping of Plank Road from south edge of Moose Range curve eastward to past the S-curve that is east of Lukens Road with a double, solid yellow stripe to indicate no passing zone.  Place no passing signs along this stretch of road and lower speed limit to 45mph.  Place residential signs on both sides of subdivision entrances.  There are 4 intersections on this stretch of road that should be clearly marked as no passing zones.  The complexity of road conditions on this stretch include 4 intersections, 2 sharp curves, 2 moderate curves, 1 steep hill, entrances to 2 subdivisions, 1 school bus stop and multiple farm entrances. These conditions make passing very dangerous and rate of speed needs to be reduced from 55mph to 45mph to allow for safer entrance to and exiting from Plank Road for area residents, farmers, delivery and service personnel and commuters until turn lanes or road straightening on Plank Road can be implemented.  Passing at an intersection is illegal and putting a no passing zone at the Gerry Lane and Lukens Road intersections with Plank would decrease the number of near misses as people are turning left into those streets. Speed has been cited as a major factor in many accidents on Plank Road so lowering it would reduce the number of speed related accidents and fatalities.  Taking these inexpensive safety measures now would proactively deal with the longstanding problems on Plank until a more comprehensive but more costly redesign of the road can be achieved.

The Decision Makers

DeKalb County Board
DeKalb County Board
DeKalb County Highway Committee
DeKalb County Highway Committee

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