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A MAN has fought a four-year battle with authorities after he says his driveway was taken for roundabout.
The driveway of John Iliescu’s Reno, Nevada home was taken out in 2020 after installing a roundabout right next to his land as part of a street corridor investment plan.
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“How am I supposed to get in and out of my property,” he said to local news outlet Reno Gazette Journal.
“I’ve been landlocked!”
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County removed Iliescu’s property’s direct access to Midtown’s main passageway.
The agency claims that leaving the driveway that close to the intersection was dangerous.
“Installation of a driveway at this location will create an additional point of conflict that drivers will need to process within this very limited area,” RTC Washoe spokesperson Paul Nelson, told RGI.
“This would cause a safety concern.”
After the homeowner’s driveway was removed, that jumpstarted a bitter legal battle between Iliescu and RTC Washoe that lasted four years.
Apparently the dispute, over just a few feet of land, is all about the public right of way for RTC Washoe.
“You can’t take away another man’s property without compensation,” Iliescu told RGI.
“Otherwise, we’re in Russia.”
His case really took a look into whether a public agency can simply take away disputed property.
“The roundabout was needed for better circulation and safety of the South Virginia Street corridor as part of the project through Midtown,” Nelson explained.
“It slows cars down as they go through the traffic circle.”
He also said it was the only way motorists could turn to go the opposite direction after a hard center median was added by the Virginia Street Project to separate traffic.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County did not immediately respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
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