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Residents urge action after child struck; ADOT to replace crosswalk with hawk signal
Summary
Residents told the council the crosswalk by the Circle K is unsafe and one speaker said her daughter was hit while using it properly; Mayor Wallace said ADOT plans to remove that crossing and install a hawk overhead red-light signal at Clark and 90.
Speakers at the Jan. 22 public comment period urged the council to address a dangerous pedestrian crossing near the Circle K. Lonnie Brock told the council the crosswalk's warning lights are not visible to drivers and requested a safer installation. Tami Ackerson said her daughter had been struck while using the crosswalk "properly," and urged immediate action.
Mayor Johann Wallace later reported he had met with the Arizona Department of Transportation and said ADOT "will be removing the crosswalk and adding a new one with a hawk overhead red light signal at Clark and 90." Councilmembers also noted other recent town updates: the landfill now accepts credit cards and several members plan to attend a Governor Hobbs event. The town did not record any formal motion tied to the crosswalk during this meeting; ADOT's action was described as a planned improvement.
