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Derby approves $59,000 Rock Road corridor study after police cite high crash share

5776904 · September 9, 2025
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Council authorized up to $59,000 to study crashes, signal timing and possible geometric improvements on Rock Road after police said 35–41% of the city's crashes occur on that corridor.

The Derby City Council authorized an agreement not to exceed $59,000 on Sept. 9 to fund a Rock Road corridor study aimed at reducing accidents and improving traffic flow.

Dan Squires, the city’s development director, told the council the corridor carries the city’s heaviest traffic and that police had identified a high share of crashes there. “We’ve identified the fact that between 35 and 41 percent of all of the crashes that are occurring in Derby are occurring on Rock Road,” Squires said, urging a study that would combine crash…

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