City’s Commitment to Safer Streets Continues
City of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI – (News Release) The City of Corpus Christi’s Department of Public Works recently installed new flashing LED Stop Signs at 10 intersections across the city. The intersections with the highest amount of traffic accidents at stop control intersections were selected. The new LED Stop Signs will flash 24/7 and will improve driver awareness, increase stop compliance, and reduce crashes.
The improved intersections include:
South Water Street and Park Avenue
Santa Fe Street and Buford Street
South Tancahua Street and Kinney Street
Alameda Street and Del Mar Boulevard
Baldwin Boulevard and Riggan Street
McArdle Road and Shopping Way
South Staples Street and Curtis Clark Drive
Baldwin Boulevard and Virginia Avenue
Wooldridge Road and Quebec Road
Wooldridge Road and Parkway Drive
These installations are one of several safety enhancements projects for the City’s Vision Zero program, which seeks to help eliminate traffic and pedestrian fatalities as well as to reduce boating and other water activity accidents that can result in severe injuries or fatalities.
Our commitment to the Vision Zero program involves multiple stakeholders within the City, to include civic partners, community members, and public agencies. With this concerted effort, the City is confident in its ability to make our community a safer place to live and play.
