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Resident raises safety concerns at Molla Boulevard intersections; police say county control and enforcement limits constrain remedies
Summary
A resident urged the council to make a lane a right-turn-only at Molla Boulevard and Molnar Drive and to address aggressive merging on Market Street; the police chief said the intersections are county-designed and that enforcement options are limited without focused enforcement operations.
A resident used the public comment period at the Feb. 20 Elmwood Park council meeting to urge changes at two busy intersections: Molla Boulevard at Molnar Drive (near the bar under the bridge) and the Molla Boulevard/Market Street intersection.
The resident said drivers repeatedly “jackrabbit” from designated left-turn lanes and cut across queued traffic to beat others through the intersection, causing near-misses and minor collisions near the Vietnam Memorial area. Specifically, the resident asked…
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