# Ask Lex  
**Published:** 2026-04-25T06:00:00.000Z  
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I got a question from someone who drives Manchester Street every day for work, and they're wondering if anyone else has noticed more accidents there lately. They said there was another collision this week that shut down part of the road.

You know, you're absolutely right to notice that. There was indeed a three-vehicle crash on Manchester Street Friday afternoon around three twenty that involved a passenger car, a dump truck, and a street sweeper. That closed outbound Manchester for a while. And honestly, your timing on this question is pretty good because the city's been taking traffic safety much more seriously lately.

Really? What's been going on with that?

Well, they launched this new task force called STREEET in January, focused on engineering, education, and enforcement to decrease traffic collisions. Vice Mayor Dan Wu said it came together after community complaints about dangerous driving, and he mentioned we have what he calls an epidemic of red light running, people blocking intersections, speeding, and distracted driving. Manchester Street definitely sees its share of that downtown traffic.

So are they actually doing anything specific about problem areas like Manchester?

There's the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program where residents can partner with Traffic Engineering to address speed and volume concerns. Plus the state noted that Lexington had a tough twenty twenty-five for road accidents, so there's definitely momentum building. The city's working toward zero traffic fatalities by twenty fifty, which sounds ambitious but they're putting real resources behind it.

That's good to hear they're taking it seriously.

Exactly. And if you're seeing patterns on your daily commute, that's exactly the kind of local knowledge they need. The data helps, but nothing beats someone who drives the same route every day and notices when things change.

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