Nearly one month since a crash in Dravosburg that claimed the life of 15-year-old Samantha Kalkbrenner, traffic changes are being made.Watch the report from Dravosburg in the video above.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 talked with people who live in the area. David Jancic said he has expressed his concerns for years.“Anything is better than nothing. I am just glad to see it. I put a post through the borough, and like you say, you can only do so much with the police and the county. They are doing what they can do right now,” Jancic said.Jancic happened to be driving by when he saw the devastating aftermath of the school van crash that killed the Serra Catholic High School student last month. Since then, he’s been pushing for change, and Allegheny County is responding.Last week, road crews were out making safety improvements. There are new “no left turn” and “all traffic must turn right” signs at Third and Fourth streets as well as Beech Alley. “Slow” pavement markings were also added to the area.This upcoming week, the work continues. The county will install “no left turn” signs on Richland Avenue facing southbound traffic that will prohibit drivers from turning left onto Third Street, Fourth Street and Beech Alley.Officials say they will also be putting up a new speed limit sign facing southbound traffic on Richland Avenue, just past Beech Alley.The county is finalizing plans to create a traffic separator curb on Richland Avenue. The separator will act as a backup in case drivers miss the “no left turn” sign at Third Street.Jancic said he spent Sunday outside painting, and from what he saw, he’s looking forward to the permanent changes.“I literally seen no less than ten people going straight across the highway coming out of Third Street. They are totally ignoring the signs, and the only way I feel in my heart that it’s going to stop is to put jersey barriers across the highway, and that will definitely prevent them from going across,” Jancic said.There is currently no timetable for the traffic separator curb to be installed, but officials say they are aiming to get it done as soon as possible.
Nearly one month since a crash in Dravosburg that claimed the life of 15-year-old Samantha Kalkbrenner, traffic changes are being made.
Watch the report from Dravosburg in the video above.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 talked with people who live in the area. David Jancic said he has expressed his concerns for years.
“Anything is better than nothing. I am just glad to see it. I put a post through the borough, and like you say, you can only do so much with the police and the county. They are doing what they can do right now,” Jancic said.
Jancic happened to be driving by when he saw the devastating aftermath of the school van crash that killed the Serra Catholic High School student last month. Since then, he’s been pushing for change, and Allegheny County is responding.
Last week, road crews were out making safety improvements. There are new “no left turn” and “all traffic must turn right” signs at Third and Fourth streets as well as Beech Alley. “Slow” pavement markings were also added to the area.
This upcoming week, the work continues. The county will install “no left turn” signs on Richland Avenue facing southbound traffic that will prohibit drivers from turning left onto Third Street, Fourth Street and Beech Alley.
Officials say they will also be putting up a new speed limit sign facing southbound traffic on Richland Avenue, just past Beech Alley.
The county is finalizing plans to create a traffic separator curb on Richland Avenue. The separator will act as a backup in case drivers miss the “no left turn” sign at Third Street.
Jancic said he spent Sunday outside painting, and from what he saw, he’s looking forward to the permanent changes.
“I literally seen no less than ten people going straight across the highway coming out of Third Street. They are totally ignoring the signs, and the only way I feel in my heart that it’s going to stop is to put jersey barriers across the highway, and that will definitely prevent them from going across,” Jancic said.
There is currently no timetable for the traffic separator curb to be installed, but officials say they are aiming to get it done as soon as possible.
