TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) — City of Tuscumbia officials are pushing for a stoplight installation near Veterans Boulevard and US Highway 72 in Tuscumbia.
Tuscumbia Police Chief Tony Logan tells News 19 that, US Highway 72 East and West bounds are busy.
“There’s about 20,000 drivers a day that travel down highway 72,” Logan said.
Near the intersection of US Highway 72 and Veterans Boulevard in Tuscumbia, Logan said, there are often major accidents.
“We’ve had multiple wrecks and then we’ve had several fatalities, including pedestrians struck and killed,” Logan said.
Logan said drivers tend not to slow down when approaching the next intersection.
“As people are coming east from Mississippi or wherever, if they don’t slow down even though the speed limit drops, they don’t do a good job of slowing down until they get to the red light, we’ve had several serious wrecks, especially with big trucks,” Logan said.
Logan told News 19 that there have been at least 10 fatalities in this specific intersection. He said he is working with the state and the Alabama Department of Transportation to bring a stoplight to prevent more accidents.
“We feel like the best solution is if we can get a red light there at Veterans Drive, then they have to stop, and then by that time, they can’t get as much speed approaching the next intersection,” Logan said.
Logan said he and Mayor William Foster will head to Montgomery in the coming weeks to meet with ALDOT and start the process of getting a stoplight installed.
Logan said until then, drivers should use caution and drive the speed limit when traveling on US Highway 72.
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