Redesign of Highway 152 Near Kansas City, Missouri Proposed to Reduce Car Accidents
Liberty, Missouri officials reportedly plan to undertake a $40 million roadwork project to reduce the number of accidents along Missouri Highway 152 near Kansas City, according to The Liberty Tribune. This particular road has proven consistently dangerous for drivers in the area. In an earlier piece, The Liberty Tribune noted that there were 353 accidents on Highway 152 between January and March of 2010. In fact, the highway was the location of all of the top five accident locations in Liberty, Mo. and, according to KMBC.com, was the top location for accidents in the whole of Kansas City in 2010.
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Police stated that driver confusion and congestion played a significant role in many of these accidents. Highway 152 is particularly dangerous because of the quick commercial development of the area, which has tracked a similar growth in the area’s population. This redesign project comes in the wake of Liberty, Mo. authorities’ decision to create a task force to address the Highway 152 accidents in March 2011.
Liberty’s plan to redesign Highway 152 is aimed particularly at the segment between Shoal Creek Parkway and Missouri Highway 291. The project would see the construction of a new bridge and a reworking of the interchanges to try to reduce traffic congestion. However, funding for the bridge portion of the project is uncertain and the Liberty City Council still must approve the project before it can proceed to a further planning stage.
Improper highway design can play a large role in car accidents. As cities like Liberty, Mo. grow, the volume of traffic on a road can quickly outstrip the level of congestion that the road was designed to handle. Roads like this become dangerous as more and more cars are squeezed onto them. Many times, accidents that result from these improperly designed highways are not the fault of the driver. Rather, the design of the road or a decision not to renovate the road is to blame.
This is where the experienced car crash attorneys at Page Law come in. If you or one of your loved ones has been injured or killed in a car crash and you think improper road design could have caused the accident, call Page Law at (314) 241-2273 or 1-800-CAR-CRASH. We will consult with you for free and determine if you have a case.
Sources: http://www.kccommunitynews.com/liberty-tribune-news/28033781/detail.html, http://www.kccommunitynews.com/liberty-tribune-news/27296803/detail.html and http://www.kmbc.com/news/27199468/detail.html
