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Petersburg to pursue South Crater Road signal upgrades, temporary crash mitigations and stepped-up right-of-way cleanup
Summary
City staff described short-term measures and a corridor plan for South Crater Road signal timing and intersection changes, and council raised long-standing concerns about roadside trash and illegal signs.
City engineers and staff told the Petersburg City Council at its March 4 work session that the city is pursuing short-term measures to address crash-prone movements along South Crater Road while planning corridor-scale signal and intersection improvements that will be coordinated with an upcoming VDOT project.
Bridal Coppell, identified in the meeting as city engineer, described work the city is pursuing including retiming signals, replacing backplates, and installing interim barriers (bollards) at some medians to prohibit hazardous left turns. Coppell said retiming or changing a signal to operate…
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