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Residents press Springville council for HAWK pedestrian signal at Canyon Road crossing
Summary
Residents whose children cross the Canyon Road intersection by Springville High School urged the council to install a HAWK (high‑intensity activated crosswalk) signal, citing safety concerns, neighborhood consensus and an estimated cost of about $80,000. City staff said the petition and materials will be reviewed.
Residents living near the Canyon Road intersection at the top of the Springville high school on Monday urged the Springville City Council to install a HAWK (high‑intensity activated crosswalk) pedestrian signal to improve safety for students and other pedestrians.
"We're very grateful for the changes already made, but we still feel like it's a very dangerous intersection," said resident Dane Uriano, who said his family lives on Eastridge Drive and that the neighborhood collected roughly 80 signatures in support of the HAWK signal. Uriano said neighbors had met with city staff and weighed cost and traffic impacts before settling on the HAWK as a compromise solution.
Tyler Reymond, a licensed civil engineer and resident, stressed sight‑distance problems created by the new intersection geometry and the number of vehicle directions pedestrians must cross. Reymond cited an FHWA study of HAWK installations in Tucson — noting the study reported a 69% reduction in pedestrian crashes at those crossings — and estimated a local installation would cost about $80,000 compared with the larger project cost of about $1,300,000.
Jolene Mains, another resident, recounted seeing the aftermath of an auto‑pedestrian collision involving a Springville High student and said that experience motivated her to back the HAWK signal proposal. "When we moved here I drove my daughter to school because I didn't feel it was safe to cross," Mains said.
Council members thanked speakers for bringing a concrete proposal and for collecting neighborhood input. The presiding officer noted the council could not take formal action during public comment but asked the speakers to give their petition and supporting materials to city staff (Kim and Troy) for follow‑up and further discussion.
Next steps: The petition and diagrams were accepted by staff for review. Council members said the item will enter staff discussions and future agenda work; no ordinance, appropriation or formal council action on the HAWK signal was taken at the meeting.
