SR 53 FROM E OF FOUR MILE CHURCH ROAD TO E OF WILKIE ROAD

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This project consist of a one mile eastbound passing lane on SR 53 east of Jasper from CR 50/Four Mile Church Rd to East of CR 46/Wilkie Rd. The project was reduced to one passing lane in order to avoid substantial impacts to terrain and natural resources. The proposed project is intended to provide more passing opportunities in an effort to limit crash frequency & severity within the project corridor. The project corridor features rolling terrain & only minimum passing opportunities & crash and injury rates for this section of SR 53 exceeded the statewide average for similarly classified facilities between 2007 and 2009. With traffic expected to grow at 1.5 percent annually between now and 2037, the proposed passing lane should reduce the probability of crashes becoming more frequent & serious.