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Resident presses city to repair out-of-service crosswalk signals after crash response
Summary
A resident told the council that pedestrian crossing signals at multiple intersections have been inoperative for years and asked the city to coordinate repairs with the state after a nearby crash required a resident to be first on scene.
A St. Albans resident urged the council during public comment on July 21 to address longstanding outages at several pedestrian traffic signals, saying the intersection at Second and Canal Terrace is "completely out of commission" and that other signals have not worked for years.
Donna Lynn, who gave her address as 55 Eighth Avenue, said the crosswalk signal at Fifth Avenue and Second Street does not function in one direction and the signal at Second and Canal Terrace is nonoperational. She said her son, John Sawyer, was the first person on the scene after a recent crash at the Canal Terrace intersection.
City officials told the resident that the state is responsible for those signals. The mayor asked city staff to contact the state about the locations raised by the resident: "Can you get with her on the these addresses?" he said. Staff acknowledged they would call the state to request repairs.
Why it matters: broken pedestrian signals at busy intersections create potential public-safety hazards for pedestrians and drivers.
Action requested: resident requested city follow-up; staff committed to contacting the state department responsible for those signals.
