Beach believes CVS at State & Alpine won’t create more congestion

1 comment April 18th, 2008

I did meet Friday with Ald. Frank Beach, R-10th, about the CVS planned for State & Alpine. He says the new drugstore will be built at the back of the property, whereas the current building, the old Alpine School, is at the front of the intersection. He said the  result will be better visibility and possibly a wider turn lane  for vehicles going around the  corner from Alpine to  State. I asked about increased traffic at an already clogged intersection, and Beach drew some diagrams on napkin, and they featured a couple of right turn only entrances and exits. To ease pressure on the busy crossroads, Beach wants to build a relief road south of State Street from Fairview to Alpine.  The new road could also give the city a good reason to reshape the acres of unused blacktop parking lots behind the stores, as they no doubt contribute to flooding in the Keith Creek. They’re also might ugly.