Bessemer survey to revisit three-lane highway

By IAN MINIELLY

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BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer is sending out a survey with the monthly water bills on Feb. 28 to get the pulse of the city on two topics of interest, according to City Manager Charly Loper.

One topic is the medical marijuana licensing issue and the other involves a potential traffic change to U.S. 2, available in 2021.

Everyone receiving a water bill will have the opportunity to make his or her voice heard, to be included in the five-year city master plan.

For a recent example to consider, the city of Ashland elected to go through a “road diet,” w...