- Florence Mayor Julie Metzger-Aubuchon said the city cannot support KYTC’s proposed Dixie Highway lane reduction after an independent review of its potential impacts.
- The mayor raised concerns about traffic diversion onto neighborhood streets, access to businesses and the Florence Post Office, and effects on municipal services.
- KYTC paused the project on Feb. 17 following opposition from local officials and residents in Florence, Erlanger and Elsmere.
Florence Mayor Julie-Metzger Aubuchon has come out against the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Dixie Highway road diet plan, citing concerns over safety, traffic congestion and impact on municipal services.
KYTC’s proposal drew pushback from several city officials in Erlanger, Florence and Elsmere, as well as from members of the public. Following a citywide review of the proposal’s impact, the mayor decided that the project, as currently constituted, was not viable.
“It’s something that we think will impact multiple jurisdictions, and so there just needs to be a lot of communication and a lot of thought and planning, and I just don’t feel like that we as a city felt like this is something we can embrace,” she told LINK nky.…