[tabi] FDOT To Promote Pedestrian Safety On Monroe Street
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- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 17:34:30 -0400
FDOT To Promote Pedestrian Safety On Monroe Street
Posted: Wed 9:50 AM, Apr 09, 2014
By: Florida Department of Transportation
News Release: Florida Department of Transportation
Chipley - The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Three and
FDOT
State Safety Office in cooperation with the Department of Economic Opportunity
(DEO)
are joining forces to promote "Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow" Thursday, April 10
from
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT). Safety team members, local agencies, law
enforcement
and volunteers will be providing education materials to roadway users during
safe
stops at the Monroe Street intersections at Gaines Street and Madison Street and
the area between.
The effort is to educate and bring awareness to motorists, pedestrians and
bicyclists
of the importance of using designated crosswalks to cross on Monroe Street and
each
roadway user's responsibility - whether driving, walking or biking.
FDOT will also implement pedestrian safety measures at the Monroe Street
intersections
at Gaines Street and Madison Street beginning the evening of Thursday, April 10.
At the intersection of Monroe and Gaines streets, all left turn movements will
only
be allowed during the "green arrow" display. The change is projected to be much
safer
for the large number of pedestrians that traverse this intersection on a daily
basis,
as left-turning motorists will no longer be permitted to cross the path of
pedestrians
utilizing the crosswalk.
An "exclusive pedestrian" mode of operation will be implemented at Madison and
Monroe
streets. All vehicle movements in all directions across the intersection will be
stopped at a red light allowing pedestrians to cross in all designated
directions.
In addition, signs indicating "No Right Turn on Red" will be displayed to
eastbound
motorists on Madison Street from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to further reduce the
potential
for pedestrian/vehicle crashes.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the
event
of inclement weather.
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