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Pulaski County commissioners press for stronger enforcement, contract changes after repeated road near-misses tied to solar crews
Summary
Commissioners and county staff discussed increasing fines, renegotiating road-use terms and asking developers to pay for more patrol hours after repeated near-misses and at least one serious crash involving solar workers. Residents urged clearer contracts so deputies can run traffic enforcement.
Pulaski County commissioners spent a large portion of their meeting debating enforcement and safety measures after repeated near-misses and recent crashes involving vehicles tied to large solar construction projects.
County project manager Tim Hollingsworth told the board that camera monitoring is motion-triggered and that staff have been reviewing thousands of images; the county has focused fines on larger vehicles such as semis and tractor-trailers. “We download all the video footage,” Hollingsworth said, and staff are working through photos “to verify the violations” and issue fines.
Commissioners and…
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