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Residents press Galt City Council to address dangerous Adair/Fermoy intersection; council routes review to public safety committee

2233149 · February 5, 2025
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Multiple residents described repeated crashes, speeders and near-misses at the Adair Way and Fermoy (Firmway) intersection and asked the council to close or otherwise restrict the roadway. Council directed staff to bring traffic-study data and asked the public safety committee to review options.

GALT CITY — Residents from a neighborhood near Raley—s and Walmart urged the Galt City Council on Monday to take action after years of crashes and speeding at the Adair Way and Fermoy intersection.

Several speakers described vehicles striking houses and fences, drivers failing to stop at the intersection and repeated high-speed pass-through traffic. Council members heard requests to close the roadway to through traffic, convert the three-way stop to a four-way stop, add speed cushions, flashing red signals, cameras or other traffic-calming measures.

Rod Fratton (transcript: Rod Fratton), who said he lives on the corner, told the council the street had been slated for closure more than a decade…

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