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Boone County weighs four‑way stop, rumble strips or roundabout after residents plead for safety at Caledonia–North intersection
Summary
Following multiple public pleas — including from schoolchildren — county highway staff recommended long‑term roundabout treatment but the board discussed placing a four‑way stop and adding rumble strips and flashing beacons as near‑term measures; the matter will be scheduled for formal action.
Residents and board members pressed Boone County officials on March 5 to act at the Caledonia and North Road intersection after repeated crashes and two recent fatal or severe collisions were cited in public testimony. A sixth‑grader, Mikayla Tizza, told the committee she crosses the intersection to get to school and urged a four‑way stop “even if it’s temporary” to reduce confusion and collisions.
Justin, the county highway engineer, told the committee that the department had already taken interim steps — brush removal that improved sight lines and installation of a flashing beacon — and that data…
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