Montgomery County considers the issue of changing the center line on West Oak Street.

 

At this week’s commission meeting, Independence City Engineer John Garris addressed commissioners on the issue of adjusting the center line on Oak Street west of Independence High School. Earlier this year, the Independence City Commission was told that when school buses were forced to cross the center line due to parking on the south side of the street, the vehicles were violating the law. Garris says this raised several other issues for the City.

 

The decision was made to move the center line of the street to the north to allow for both two-way traffic and parking. Because the City and Montgomery County jointly own that stretch of Oak Street, the County Commission would need to approve of the measure. Commissioner Robert Bever says he would like to take a closer look at the route before making a final decision.

 

The commission voted to table the issue until next week before making a decision.