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Council adopts Local Road Safety Plan after public calls for beacons at Stevenson & Cole
Summary
After public comment urging rapid‑flashing beacons at Stevenson and Cole, the council adopted a Local Road Safety Plan identifying nine priority areas (rough estimate ~$21,000,000) and public works described near‑term interim measures including a 25 mph zone and pedestrian bulb‑outs with a preliminary engineer estimate of about $84,000 for immediate treatments.
Public safety concerns about the Stevenson and Cole intersection dominated public comment at the March 9 Uniontown City Council meeting, and the council then adopted a local road safety plan staff said will guide grant seeking and project prioritization.
A senior resident urged immediate safety upgrades: “We need a set of 4 rectangular solar flashing beacons... and the push buttons to indicate, 'hey, I’m here. I want to cross the street,'” the resident told the council, citing multiple recent collisions…
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