SHEFFIELD â A deadly stretch of Route 7 through the village now has pedestrian-activated warning lights at each of its three crosswalks.
Most of a $118,000 state Department of Transportation Shared Streets and Spaces grant paid for the signals and installation last month, and some of the leftover money will pay for other improvements to key sidewalks and a handicap-accessible path in the town forest, said Select Board Chairwoman Rene Wood.
Wood, who wrote the grant request, said the improvements will help reduce the hazards along this state-owned highway near the town green.
âRoute 7 has always been a real issue in terms of crossings,â she said.