NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City of Hutchinson is going to put additional visibility on the signs in school zones for schools close to arterial streets.
"We have Morgan up there, which has Adams right beside it," said Gregg DeGarmo with engineering. "Graber, which has 17th, Allen Magnet School, which is on Monroe and then HMS-7, which is on Avenue A. HMS-8 and Hutch High School are both on arterials and they don't have any type of signals for crosswalks or anything at this time. We're looking at the signs for Graber and Allen Magnet School and then HMS-7 and HMS-8 to begin with."
The signs are less expensive than they used to be, but there is still an expense.
"The signs we're looking at actually have flashing beacons, to alert traffic as to what's going on and why," said Cecil Weible, acting Public Works Director. "It's going to be the same signage. We're not changing the zones in any way. It's just bringing more attention to them and then one other thing is, because there is a cost, each of these signs are going to be solar paneled. They are going to be nice, bright, you'll be able to see them, but they are going to be about $5000 per sign."
A reminder that fines double in school zones, so please watch your speed.