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Mayor says Route 40 safety decisions rest with State Highway Administration; city urges joint corridor study
Summary
After resident concerns about accidents on U.S. 40 near Greenway Farms, Mayor Kirk Smith and the police chief told council that the state controls traffic signals and funding; the city called for a joint SHA–county–city corridor study and said it will advocate for state action.
Mayor Kirk Smith addressed public concern on Oct. 6 about traffic and safety along U.S. 40 where the Greenway Farms subdivision connects to the state highway. The mayor said the issue has generated public debate and a front-page newspaper story, and he set out the city’s legal and procedural position.
“Route 40 is a state highway,” Smith said. “The city is not in the business of building street traffic lights.” He told residents the State Highway Administration (SHA) has exclusive jurisdiction over design, timing and installation of signals on U.S. 40 and that any long-term changes or funding must come from SHA through an engineering study…
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