5/12/2021
DOT: No traffic light at Walnut Hill Road
The Woonsocket Department of Public Works removes portions of a wall on the corner of Walnut Hill Road and Diamond Hill Road in January. The State Traffic Commission has voted against installing a light at the intersection. (Breeze photo by Robert Emerson)
Road diet still on the table
WOONSOCKET – The Rhode Island State Traffic Commission has voted against installing a light at the intersection of Diamond Hill and Walnut Hill roads, one of several safety measures considered after a man died at the intersection last June.
Members of the State Traffic Commission voted unanimously last Wednesday, May 5, against installing a traffic light at the intersection. The request was initially put before the commission for consideration by state Rep. Robert Phillips last year.