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[email protected] CONTENTSSeptember/October 2019 12COVER STORY THE PRICE OF CONGESTION In 2021, New York will become the first city in the United States “We need this to implement traffic congestion pricing. plan to be successful… Congestion pricing is a double-edged sword that pierces both the revenue needs for transit and solves the traffic problem.” Sam Schwartz CEO Sam Schwartz Engineering AWALBY / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES / ISTOCK AWALBY EA Partners, PLC, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway Safety Improvement Program & District 8 PARTNERS IN SAFETY A Safer Path Crash reduction on KY 1194 in Lincoln County Prior to construction, KY 1194 had narrow lanes, which made it easy for vehicles to drop tires off the side of the roadway. By the numbers (Yearly average before construction) 10 crashes 3.6 injury crashes The EA Partners plan widened KY 1194 to 20 total feet throughout the 6.6-mile route, added a fresh coat of asphalt, bright striping, signage and rumble strips to improve the safety of the roadway.