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Wilkes-Barre council pulls stop-sign request, urges traffic study and refreshed line painting
Summary
At a recent Wilkes-Barre City Council meeting, members removed a request for a new stop sign after finding the traffic committee had not completed a recommended speed study and noting limits on using stop signs to control speeding. Councilors emphasized line painting, enforcement and targeted parking measures as next steps.
At a recent Wilkes-Barre City Council meeting, members pulled an agenda item seeking a new stop sign after the council learned the traffic committee had not completed a previously recommended speed study and striping work.
The council’s discussion focused on two threads: whether the traffic committee and police had performed the speed study and striping recommended at an earlier meeting, and the legal limits on installing stop signs to address speeding. “So there's actually 2 reasons that we're pulling it. So I pulled the traffic meeting minutes from September… I don't believe that that was done so I'm not comfortable just going straight for a stop sign until all resources have been…
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