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Belvidere council approves 4-way at 5th & West 6th, shifts East 5th/Caswell stop onto Caswell
Summary
After residents described crashes and near-misses, the Belvidere City Council voted May 4 to make 5th Avenue and West 6th a four-way stop and to move the stop at East 5th and Caswell so drivers on Caswell must stop; council also discussed enforcement and a speed trailer.
At its May 4 meeting, the Belvidere City Council approved two traffic-control changes aimed at reducing crashes near neighborhood streets: the council made the intersection of 5th Avenue and West 6th Street a four-way stop and amended a separate measure so that Caswell Street — not East 5th — will carry the two-way stop at the East 5th/Caswell intersection.
The actions followed public comment from neighbors who said speeding and several recent accidents prompted safety concerns. “We have had multiple accidents in our yard… people fly down Caswell 35, 40 miles an hour,” resident Linda Lenhart…
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