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Board votes to request DOT place school-bus warning sign on East Hico Road
Summary
After hearing concerns from citizens and law enforcement about bus stops on East Hico Road, the Halifax County School Board directed staff to contact the Halifax DOT to request a school-bus warning sign near the two-mile marker off Route 501 and to study other stop placements.
Following a public-safety concern raised by a board member, the Halifax County School Board moved Dec. 2 to request Halifax DOT install a school-bus warning sign on East Hico Road.
A trustee said citizens and law-enforcement officials reported insufficient school-bus stop signage near East Hico Road and asked the division to contact DOT to install a school-bus warning sign at the two-mile marker off Route 501 and to study additional stop placements along the stretch. The motion was seconded, discussed briefly and approved on a voice vote.
During discussion trustees asked if there had been crashes involving buses on the road; the motion's sponsor said the request was driven by hazardous conditions at multiple bus stops and expressed an intent to improve safety, not to imply a specific incident count. The board asked transportation staff to follow up with DOT and report back.
Next steps: transportation staff to contact Halifax DOT to request placement of a school-bus warning sign and to assess additional stop locations for safety improvements; timeline for DOT response was not specified on the record.
