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Residents, council press PennDOT for traffic light at Cross Valley exit
Summary
Residents and council members raised safety concerns about an exit from the Cross Valley Expressway that lacks a traffic signal; council blamed PennDOT for responsibility and said staff will pass concerns to the agency.
Residents and council members told Wilkes-Barre officials on July 10 that an exit from the Cross Valley Expressway lacks a traffic signal and presents a dangerous left-turn onto a multi-lane city roadway. Victor Zolkowski, who said he drives the exit daily, asked why Wilkes-Barre’s exit is “the only exit off the Cross Valley without a light,” describing vehicles crossing three lanes of traffic and multiple near-accidents. He said people he knows…
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