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Montgomery County reports Safe Streets Act roll‑out: most required no‑turn‑on‑red and pedestrian‑interval installations complete; crash referrals under review
Summary
County staff said they installed no‑turn‑on‑red signs at 148 of 161 qualifying intersections and 200 of 231 leading pedestrian intervals, described a referral process for school‑related crashes and said walkability studies are about halfway complete with roughly 3–5 years remaining at current capacity.
Montgomery County staff updated the Council’s joint Transportation & Environment and Public Safety committee on Dec. 8 about implementation of the Safe Streets Act, reporting installation milestones for no‑turn‑on‑red (NTOR) signs and leading pedestrian intervals and explaining a new referral and review process for school‑related crashes.
Wade Holland, the county’s Vision Zero coordinator, and Michael Paylor, chief of traffic engineering and operations, told the committee the county had installed NTOR signs at 148 of the 161 county‑owned intersections that met the law’s criteria; 11 intersections were exempt and two were pending. For leading pedestrian intervals, staff reported 200 of 231 qualifying county intersections installed, with five still pending.
Paylor explained…
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