Drivers who travel along Chestnut Street experience a variety of ways to proceed through intersections – with varying degrees of user-friendliness.
But John C. Rose got a few answers from Henderson Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill and provided some updates to the stop, go, whoa situation along a fairly heavily traveled city street during the Monday segment of The Local Skinny!
The light with Chestnut and Montgomery streets died of old age, and city staff have not been able to find replacement parts to make a repair. So that light was retired, Spruill told WIZS in an email. And until a new light can be installed, drivers must contend with a temporary four-way stop at the intersection. “The city has included this among its capital improvement projects,” Spruill said, “and we anticipate it will receive funding in this coming budget year.”
Then there’s the sad story of the light at Chestnut and Young streets. Seems the nearby utility pole that supports this light was “fractured” in a traffic accident. It needs to be replaced and when it is replaced, the light can be remounted and should function properly.
According to Spruill, the utility company has scheduled that pole to be replaced this week.
The light at Chestnut and Horner streets operates on a timer, so drivers are at its mercy – Spruill said this intersection doesn’t use road sensors to detect the presence or absence of vehicles.
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