The city is spending about $3,000 to install two new LED stop signs at a Columbus intersection prone to accidents.
City engineer Dave Hayward said he received a call about increased accidents occurring at the intersection of 11th and Franklin streets in downtown Columbus. Hayward verified the claim by looking at accident data and finding that many people fail to stop at the east and west stop signs at the intersection.
In 2016, three crashes were recorded with two being caused by a driver’s failure to stop. In both 2017 and 2018, two accidents were recorded each year — one in 2017 and one in 2018 were caused by a driver’s failure to stop.
“Part of the problem is westbound traffic is looking ahead to the traffic signal at Washington Street,” Hayward said. “It’s already a four-way stop, so there’s not a lot of options, but we’re going to try something.”
City employees installed two new stop signs with LED lights on the right side of 11th Street facing east and west. Standard stop signs were also placed on the left sides of the street a few years ago as an effort to solve the problem, Hayward said. Those standard stop signs will remain.
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