Drivers are going faster along a portion of Douglas Avenue in Des Moines where a lane was removed in 2021 as part of a safety improvement pilot project to help calm traffic.
A roughly two-mile stretch of Douglas Avenue in DSM was in 2021 converted from four lanes to two travel lanes and a turn lane as part of an ongoing safety improvement pilot project. Photo: Matthew Miller/Iowa Department of Transportation
Douglas Avenue is a part of U.S. Highway 6 and the lane reduction required the approval of the Iowa Department of Transportation.Reducing the number of lanes and adding amenities like bike lanes are intended to slow traffic and boost a community's overall livability.By the numbers
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