UPDATED: Board of Public Works reaches decision on Locust Street, and here are the details.

This just in from Steve LaDuke, member of the Board of Public Works and Safety.

NA Confidential previously had asked Steve to keep us posted on the board's decision concerning Locust Street, as discussed two weeks ago and tabled until the board's meeting this morning.

The board has decided to ...

Re-define the use of Locust St., including:

- NA-FC School will install lockable, operating gates on Locust St.

- These gates will be closed from 6:30 AM - 4:00 PM during the months of August - May.

- The gates will be open all other times.

- When open, Locust St. will have 2-way traffic between Vincennes St. and Silver St.

- Install signage on Locust St. at Vincennes St. & Myrtle Ave. explaining Locust St. operating hours.

- Yellow line curbs on Locust from Vincennes to Myrtle and post "No Parking at Anytime" signage.

- Double yellow line the middle of Locust St.

- Install signage at Depauw stating no through traffic.

- The School resource officer will patrol Depauw Ave. during pick-up and drop off to help enforce traffic rules on Depauw.

- Install stop signs at Myrtle Ave. and Locust St.

We also wanted everyone to know the city, residents and schools will continue to monitor the situation and continue to tweak the plan as needed. We want to have a traffic count performed once we are able to open Locust St. as well as a traffic count during school. It was the intention of the Board of Public Works to take immediate action no matter what decision, however because of the rain for the rest of the week, it looks like we will not be able to stripe the street until next week.

Wednesday Media links:

Locust Street set to reopen, by Amany Ali, Tribune City Editor.
One Take on the Locust Street Decision, at Volunteer Hoosier.