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ALPENA The Alpena Municipal Council on Monday delayed a vote on changing the traffic light at the intersection of Miller Street and 2nd Avenue, the scene of multiple crashes near a school.
The council on Monday requested additional crash information from Police Chief Joel Jett.
The city’s assistant engineer, Steve Shultz, issued a proposal that would change the current blinking red-and-yellow light to one that cycles through three colors. It would also add buttons for pedestrians to hold traffic while they cross the busy streets.
Since 2010 at that intersection, 26 collisions resulted in 12 injuries, including one person who was seriously injured, Jett told the council. There have been three crashes so far this year.