STEVENS POINT – Drivers and pedestrians will see newly installed traffic signals the next time they travel along the north end of Hoover Avenue.
The city of Stevens Point announced new traffic signals were installed at the Hoover Avenue intersections with Industrial Park Road and Coye Drive on Sept. 29, according to a news release.
Installation of the new signals follows years of requests for the traffic safety features. The “several hundred thousand dollars” cost of the traffic signals required planning through the city’s capital improvement budgeting process, and Common Council approved funding for the project in October 2024, according to the release.
The new traffic signals will flash red to create a four-way stop at the two intersections for the first week of their operation to help drivers get used to their presence, according to the release.
Full operation of the traffic signals will begin about a week after their installation, following the final installation of the signals’ detection systems, according to the release.
Erik Pfantz covers local government and education in central Wisconsin for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin and values his background as a rural Wisconsinite. Contact him at epfantz@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Stevens Point Journal: New traffic signals added to two Hoover Avenue intersections in Stevens Point
Reporting by Erik Pfantz, Stevens Point Journal / Stevens Point Journal
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