HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There have been a series of accidents in recent weeks at the intersection of 43rd and Halstead, so city staff had consulting engineers from JEO take a look at what could be done until the city council decides whether or not to go through with a full-blown traffic study.

"What they are recommending is we do install Stop Ahead signs on 43rd Street as they are approaching the Halstead intersection," said Interim Assistant City Manager Gary Meagher. "We also need to look at putting reflective tape on the stop signs to just catch the person's eyes a little bit more. There's some placards we can put on the stop signs that will let people know that the cross traffic does not stop. Also, continuing to monitor the intersection, working with property owners to make sure that they are keeping the intersections clear for sight distance."

There was a consensus of the council members present to go ahead with those steps right now.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1715182315084.jpeg" alt="The City of Hutchinson is going to attempt to make these stop signs at 43rd and Halstead easier to see. Photo by Emmie Boese." />
 <figcaption>The City of Hutchinson is going to attempt to make these stop signs at 43rd and Halstead easier to see. Photo by Emmie Boese.</figcaption>
 </figure>NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — There have been a series of accidents in recent weeks at the intersection of 43rd and Halstead, so city staff had consulting engineers from JEO take a look at what could be done until the city council decides whether or not to go through with a full-blown traffic study."What they are recommending is we do install Stop Ahead signs on 43rd Street as they are approaching the Halstead intersection," said Interim Assistant City Manager Gary Meagher. "We also need to look at putting reflective tape on the stop signs to just catch the person's eyes a little bit more. There's some placards we can put on the stop signs that will let people know that the cross traffic does not stop. Also, continuing to monitor the intersection, working with property owners to make sure that they are keeping the intersections clear for sight distance."There was a consensus of the council members present to go ahead with those steps right now.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

City to help with 43rd and Halstead