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After June fatality, NDOT outlines short‑term countermeasures on Third Avenue North
Summary
NDOT staff reviewed a June fatal pedestrian crash on Third Avenue North and detailed near‑term safety measures including a pedestrian hybrid beacon funded in partnership with Metro Water, raised crosswalk designs, rumble strips and signage; commissioners sought MNPD fatal crash report and asked whether PHB met MUTCD criteria.
Val Martinez, a planner and division coordinator with the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT), updated the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on the June 8 fatal crash on Third Avenue North near Van Buren Street.
Martinez read elements of the MNPD preliminary report and summarized a three‑year crash history on Third Avenue North between Coffey and Jefferson Street: staff reported 33 crashes in that period, four involving pedestrians, two serious injuries, one…
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