By Mark Wineka
mwineka@salisburypost.com
After a 90-day trial period, the four-way stop signs at Council and Depot streets have been judged a success.
Salisbury City Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday that establishes the stop signs permanently. The intersection’s traffic signals will be removed.
Mayor Pro Tem Paul Woodson, whose dry cleaning business is about a block away, said the stop signs actually speed up and improve the flow of traffic because vehicles don’t have to wait a long time at a traffic light.
“We have not received any complaints from the public,” Traffic Engineer Wendy Brindle said.
She added that site observations showed motorists were obeying the stop signs. Also, there had been no reported accidents at the intersection since they were installed for the 90-day trial period.
The signal heads were covered Feb. 25.
Council members have been happy with the results and feedback received from the public at other intersections where stop signs have replaced traffic signals. The changes have occurred on side streets throughout the downtown.
“I think they’ve been very successful,” Mayor Susan Kluttz said.