Will Deadly Hwy 76/New Hall Rd Intersection Get Safety Upgrades?
ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Hwy 76 and New Hall Rd/Cross Plains Rd MAP is an accident-prone spot. Seems like Smokey Barn News is there reporting a crash every week. Three of them involved a vehicle crashing into the Antique Store, and that’s in just the last year. But, according to Tennessee State Representative Sabi Kumar, TDOT says the intersection doesn’t have the stats to warrant additional safety upgrades or a traffic light.
Kumar agrees that the intersection has issues and plans to make a third attempt to convince TDOT to make some changes at the intersection before more people are killed. “This intersection has been a problem for a few years,” Kumar said via email when Smokey Barn News asked him what was being done to improve safety concerns at the intersection. “Following the June 14, 2022 crash at this intersection, I asked TDOT, for the 2nd time, to conduct a Safety Investigation.”
According to Representative Sabi Kumar, TDOT responded with the following stats:
“1. There have been 2 minor injury crashes, 10 property damage crashes in the previous 3 years.
Based on this data the location does not qualify for the Highway Safety Improvement Program
2. In 2020, the Project Safety Office partnered with Region 3 operations to install new oversized stop signs at each side street, and intersection ahead signs with a recommended speed of 35 mph in each direction on SR 76.”
“I agree that it is time to re-visit this issue, Kumar said. “Last year 2 parents approached me with concerns that their teenager is starting to drive. They were rightly concerned about safety. Having exhausted my efforts with TDOT, I asked them to gather a group of parents and I will join them to talk with TDOT. They did not follow-up.”
“Can you (Smokey Barn News) help with this effort? We must act before “loss of life!” I will, meanwhile, proceed to ask TDOT for a review again.”
For those of you on Facebook, you can take this opportunity to express your concerns about the intersection and what you think should be done. TDOT will likely read your comments. Smokey Barn News will follow up with Representative Kumar in a few weeks to see if we have any movement.
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