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Parents and organizers urge stoplight, lower speed and signage near Aberdeen Elementary; town pledges support and to coordinate with NCDOT
Summary
Parents and community organizers told the Aberdeen Town Board the Farrer Boulevard–Highway 5 intersection is ‘‘an accident waiting to happen’’ and asked the town to press NCDOT for a stoplight, reduced speed limits and school-zone signage; town officials said the highway is under NCDOT authority but agreed to support the petition and help coordinate next steps.
A circle of parents, community organizers and town officials on Monday pressed Aberdeen’s leaders for immediate action at the Farrer Boulevard–Highway 5 intersection near Aberdeen Elementary, saying frequent close calls and at least one recent crash show the crossing is dangerous for students and families.
A resident who said she had been in an accident at the intersection told the board the road ‘‘is an accident waiting to happen’’ and asked the town to pursue ‘‘a stoplight, to lower the speed to 25 miles to 35 miles an hour routinely with a 25 mile an hour speed limit at school times’’ and to install more visible signage so motorists know a school is nearby.
Isaac Jenkins, who identified himself as CEO of Concerned Systems and said he has helped…
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