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Waukegan committee updates signs and signals after resident raises safety concerns
Summary
The Waukegan Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on July 21 approved amendments to the city code to change traffic control at three intersections after a resident described a recent unsafe encounter; the measures include a new stop sign, a traffic signal and limits on right turns on red when pedestrians are present.
The Waukegan Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on July 21 approved an ordinance amending city code sections on traffic-control devices to add a stop sign at a Country Lane intersection, install a traffic signal at Sunset and Northern and change the Jackson and Glen Flora intersection to prohibit right turns on red when pedestrians are present.
The committee moved the ordinance after public comment from Rayon Edwards, a Waukegan resident, who described a recent incident near Beverly and Green Bay roads that prompted concerns about pedestrian and driver safety and…
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