One of the modifications is lowering the speed limit on southern Loop 12 from Interstate 35 past Bonnie View Road in Sunnyvale to beyond Interstate 45 and Great Trinity Forest Way from 45 mph to 40 mph.
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Dallas leaders say they’re listening to residents’ complaints about safety on Loop 12.
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Speed limit changes have already been made.
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There are additional plans for more signs, signals, and traffic enforcement to help make Loop 12 safer.
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Dallas leaders say they’re listening to residents’ complaints about safety on Loop 12.
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Speed limit changes have already been made.
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There are additional plans for more signs, signals, and traffic enforcement to help make Loop 12 safer.
DallasKnown as the worst road in Dallas, Loop 12 is being made safer by the city.
Sen. Royce West of Texas spoke at a press conference on Friday to emphasize the changes that are taking place, particularly on the southern portion of the loop.
By the Numbers: Over the course of five years, Loop 12 has seen 500 accidents that resulted in significant injuries, 105 of which were fatal.
Temporary According to Dallas Police Chief Michael Igo, an 8.6-mile section of Loop 12 in Southern Dallas saw 16 fatalities last year.
Speeding, pedestrian crossings, driver intoxication, and distraction are among the contributing factors, he said.
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What People Are Saying: Sen. West wants the people of Dallas to know that he has listened to their worries over the hazardous and all too frequently fatal freeway that around the city.
Dallas has expanded so much that Loop 12 is no longer an outer loop, as we all know. The inner loop is it. We must make the necessary adjustments,” he stated.
“We can hear them. For them, we are here. We are losing life, according to statistics. “Every time we lose one life, it’s too many,” said Caroline King Arnold, a Dallas City Council member.
What’s Next: According to West, efforts to make the route safer are already under progress.
One of the modifications is lowering the speed limit on southern Loop 12 from Interstate 35 past Bonnie View Road in Sunnyvale to beyond Interstate 45 and Great Trinity Forest Way from 45 mph to 40 mph.
In order to warn drivers, speed feedback signs and painted highway speed are planned.
Over the course of the next year and a half, 16 locations for traffic signals will be erected, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Additionally, a signal will be installed by the city close to Glendale Park.
According to Chief Igo, the Dallas Police Department has issued 2,500 citations this year as a result of its enforcement efforts.
Additionally, the department has introduced traffic-calming software that tracks speeds across the city.
Igo said that every call matters and encouraged everyone who witnesses reckless driving to dial 911.
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The news conference at Dallas City Hall on Friday provided the information for this report.
The news conference at Dallas City Hall on Friday provided the information for this report.
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