26-02-2025
Resident concerned about south Goshen speeding
GOSHEN — A Goshen resident came to the Elkhart County Commissioners meeting on Monday to express concerns about traffic on C.R. 40.
Tom Bigler of Goshen told commissioners the concern was at the interchange where residential and industry.
'At C.R. 27 to the east as you are traveling that, you hit a four-way stop and see a 45 mile an hour speed limit sign, and they do it real quickly — but we have buses, like I say, it's residential,' Bigler said.
Bigler said there's a lot a lot of truck traffic on the roadway as they avoid C.R. 38, which was more aptly designed for truck traffic, to get to the overpass and to Ind. 15.
Bigler requested the speed limit dropped until Evergreen Drive.
'The traffic is just screaming down through there,' he said. 'Almost weekly there's a fresh set of semi tire skid marks because they're going too fast down through there.'
Elkhart County Commissioner Brag Rogers said they could check with the highway department about seeing if a traffic study could be conducted in the area.
OTHER BOARD ITEMS:
• Commissioners approved use of the courthouse lawn for the Arbor Day Celebration in conjunction with First Fridays.
• In connection with the extension of the substantial and final completion dates of the courthouse project, the commissioners approved an extension of the independent contractor agreement with North River Consulting.
• Commissioners approved the annual agreement with Bashor Home. This year, the county's contribution was $82,000.
• Funds from the NorthWest Gateway TIF were approved at $600,000 to cover the costs of resurfacing C.R. 10, C.R. 3 north of C.R. 12 and C.R. 3 north of U.S. 33.
