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City Council authorizes RRFB applications for Hancock Street crosswalks
Summary
The Milledgeville City Council voted April 22 to authorize GDOT applications for rectangular rapid‑flashing beacons (RRFBs) on East and West Hancock Street and approved the city’s portion of installations on North and South Wayne Street to improve mid‑block pedestrian safety.
The Milledgeville City Council voted April 22 to authorize submissions to the Georgia Department of Transportation seeking rectangular rapid‑flashing beacons (RRFBs) at mid‑block crosswalks on East and West Hancock Street and agreed the city will cover the installations on North and South Wayne Street.
City Manager Giriford, who described the devices as solar powered, said the beacons "will flash once a pedestrian presses the button" to alert vehicular traffic. He told the council GDOT will pay for the signs on East and West Hancock because Hancock is a state route, while the city will bear the cost for the Wayne Street installations.
The resolution to submit the traffic signal application for West Hancock (Resolution R2504‑10) was read by the clerk and adopted after a motion and second; the council approved on a roll call with all members recorded as voting "Aye." The subsequent resolution for East Hancock (Resolution R2504‑11) followed the same process and also passed unanimously.
Giriford said the West Hancock location is particularly dark in the evening and that the signs are intended to add conspicuity for pedestrians where interior business lighting does not sufficiently illuminate sidewalks. He also noted that some crosswalks will require users to press a button and that public adaptation to that action may be necessary.
Next steps: the city will execute the boilerplate authorizations to accompany the GDOT applications and proceed with engineering and procurement as GDOT and local schedules permit.
