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Town and county present traffic fixes for High School Road; board backs low‑cost pilots
Summary
Town and county transportation staff showed modeling that pinpoints morning peak congestion and proposed low‑cost trials — jersey barriers, crossing guards and a HAWK crosswalk — plus longer‑term changes such as a one‑way loop and a new connector to South Park Loop Road to ease queuing and improve safety.
Town and county transportation staff told the Teton County School Board on Oct. 8 that a combination of demand‑management and small infrastructure changes could reduce dangerous congestion during the 20 minutes before middle‑ and high‑school bell times.
"We looked at dozens of alternatives," Charlotte Frey, transportation manager for the Town and County of Jackson, said in a presentation to the board. Her team’s modeling found the corridor operates acceptably for most of the hour but drops to a failing level of service in the 20 minutes immediately before school starts. Short‑term measures that…
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