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Residents press Salisbury council for traffic study and speed controls on Sales Road, Eagle Heights
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to expand traffic analyses and install calming measures on Sales Road and in Eagle Heights as new housing developments increase cut-through traffic; staff said a traffic calming policy is out for public comment and NCDOT has jurisdiction over parts of the road network.
Several Salisbury residents told the City Council on March 4 they are worried about speeding, cut-through traffic and safety in Eagle Heights and along Sales Road as nearby housing development increases traffic volume.
Speakers at the public-comment portion described repeated speeding, pets and near-misses and urged the city to conduct a traffic study and install speed humps similar to nearby neighborhoods. Kristen Stauffer said her neighborhood has tried signs and informal speed checks without lasting results. Jane Smith Steinberg, who said she has lived at 411 Knollwood Avenue for 55 years, said growth on Hawkenstown Road and nearby subdivisions have…
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