re: New York proposes bill to make it illegal to text while crossing the road

Adults get hit crossing Hwy 165 at night in Monroe about every other month. Five were killed in 2018.



The state is about to pay $440,000 of the $550,000 cost of lights for the area.

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MONROE, La. (4/23/19) -- Highway 165 South is well lit during the day, but at night the visibility gets low. Making the road dangerous for pedestrians and cyclist.

"I got ran off the road on this street right here. I fell down broke my finger and she kept going." said a resident.

A problem Monroe City Engineer Kim Golden calls a critical need.
She said 33 lights will be placed between Century Boulevard and just south of Highway 15 to brighten the area.

"That's a very high vehicle traffic pedestrian traffic. High pedestrian traffic it's one of the main retail centers of South Monroe," said Golden.

Golden said the project is a partnership with the state.

"Because we are using the urban systems funding which is going to pay 80 percent of it, it is actually being handled by DOTD as if it were one of there projects," said Golden.

Meaning the city will have to pay around $110,000 of the estimated $550,000 construction cost. ...

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Since that article, a guy was hit at 3:30 pm. MyArkLaMiss.com