News 5 is following through on an all-out effort to keep the roads safe in Akron.
The City of Akron introduced a pilot program to study speeding in several neighborhoods.The city says that the pilot program proved to be effective so now it is rolling out a traffic calming program and installing speed tables all across town starting in June.
Without hesitation, Beyer says his daily walk with his beloved dog Bo along Maple Street has become increasingly more dangerous each day.He's witnessed countless drivers speed past the fire station and St. Vincent de Paul Parish School, despite clear 25-mile-per-hour signs in the area. Our News 5 camera captured the white markings in place along Maple Street where a future table will be located.Here are the other Akron speed table locations: Evans Avenue in Ward 2, S. Rhodes Avenue in Ward 3, Storer Avenue in Ward 4, Baird Street in Ward 5, Benton Street in Ward 6, Glenmount Avenue in Ward 7, Ridgewood Road in Ward 8, Clearview Avenue in Ward 9 and Caddo Avenue in Ward 10.
The speed tables are set up at mid-block points across the road and are intentionally raised off the street.Installation takes a day, and they will be bolted down and glued to the street.
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