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Needham committee approves LED crosswalk signs and feasibility study for speed cushions at busy Harris Avenue school crossings
Summary
Parents and crossing guards urged the Transportation Safety Committee to act on hazardous crosswalks near Pollard and the middle school; the committee approved LED push-button signs and asked staff to study temporary speed cushions and permanent options.
The Transportation Safety Committee voted Feb. 12 to install two pairs of LED push-button crosswalk signs at Harris Avenue school crossings and instructed DPW to investigate temporary speed cushions and the feasibility of permanent, raised crosswalks.
Nancy Luca and other parents described crowded morning drop-off conditions near Pollard, where one crossing guard must manage multiple approaches from a large island and drivers have been observed failing to yield. Luca asked for solutions that would make the crossings safer during peak drop-off and…
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