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Highway department wins approval for multiple stop, yield and speed changes and signage updates
Summary
The Elkhart County Highway Department persuaded commissioners on Oct. 13 to approve traffic control changes that convert several two-way stops to four-way stops, change certain yield conditions to stops near Roys Avenue, reduce posted speeds on two road segments and remove outdated flashing beacons at a pedestrian crossing.
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 13 approved a series of traffic regulation amendments proposed by the county highway department, converting multiple two-way stops to four-way stops, changing yield approaches near Roys Avenue to stop conditions, lowering posted speeds on two county road segments and removing obsolete flashing beacons at a pedestrian-crossing location.
The package stems from traffic studies the highway department completed to address intersection safety, vertical-curve sight-distance concerns and pedestrian visibility at a crossing on County Road 45. The changes shift control at several rural intersections and add or modify warning signage to align with safety recommendations.
Tim Jackson, representing the highway department, outlined…
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