🎥 Canterbury Dr. to remain 4 lanes following special city commission vote Monday

Canterbury Drive will remain a 4-lane street following a vote Tuesday by Hays city commissioners to amend the current project contract.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Canterbury Drive will remain a four-lane street.

In a special meeting Tuesday night, Hays city commissioners voted 3-2 to amend a contract which calls for reconfiguring the street to three lanes between 13th and 22nd.

Commissioner Shaun Musil has been opposed to the “road diet” since the 2018 Street Maintenance plan was adopted late last year.

“Apparently, traffic will be safer if we do it, but I just don’t see a huge gain,” Musil said prior to the vote.

“I was for changing to 3 lanes on 13th and on Hall Streets and personally think we have seen reduced accidents there. The daughter of a friend of mine was almost severely hurt when someone didn’t see her going north on Hall Street and turned into her (when it was still 4 lanes on Hall Street.”)

Vice-Mayor Henry Schwaller and Commissioner Chris Dinkel opposed the change.

Check Hays Post for more details in an upcoming story.