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COUNCIL APPROVES ZONING FOR GAS STATION, STOPLIGHT ON U.S. 35

(Richmond, IN)--A new stop light will be installed at an area of U.S. 35 that’s been the site of a fatal accident and countless complaints over the years.  Monday night, Richmond Common Council gave unanimous approval to a zoning amendment that will pave the way for a gas station and convenience store to be constructed at what is now a vacant area just across from Love’s Truck Stop.  The zoning approval came with this new requirement:  "The motion is that we will require the petitioner to install a stoplight at their own expense," said Council President Larry Parker.  That new stoplight, combined with a roundabout that will be installed at the I-70 / U.S. 35 interchange as part of the Revive I-70 project, will significantly change traffic flow in that area.