As you may have noticed, the Outagamie County
Highway Department has been preparing Freedom Road/CTH ‘N’ (from CTH ‘OO’ north
to HWY 41) for an eventual repaving this summer. As Village of Little Chute officials began to
work with the County on the project, the Village of Little Chute reached out to
the Little Chute Area School District to ensure a major stakeholder in our
community had adequate input into the project.
One of the major issues identified in this project
was the pedestrian crossing at Greenfield Avenue and Freedom Road/CTH ‘N’. This pedestrian crossing has long been
identified by traffic experts as a hazardous crossing due to poor sight lines,
speed and the curvature and changing elevations of Freedom Road/CTH ‘N’
(particularly the northbound traffic lane).
The Village of Little Chute and the
Little Chute Area School District are asking that all pedestrians not cross at
Greenfield Avenue, due to the dangers that are present at that crossing. Instead, we are asking pedestrians utilize
the crossings at Freedom Road/CTH ‘N’ and CTH ‘OO’ or the crossing at Freedom
Road/CTH ‘N’ and Florida Avenue. This is
particularly important moving forward and we hope that parents will talk with
their children about the importance of utilizing marked pedestrian crossings,
obeying pedestrian signage, and utilize the areas where crossing guards are
present in the hours before and after school.
Moving forward, the Village of Little Chute and the
Little Chute area School District will work to improve pedestrian signage along
Freedom Road/CTH ‘N’, look at school zones in greater detail Village wide, and
work towards a revamped “Safe Routes to School” plan in 2015. At the end of the day, we want to provide
safe accommodations for all pedestrians, especially our youngest
pedestrians. We ask your help in
ensuring their safety in these efforts.
To stay informed of the latest information on this
topic (and other relevant topics), please visit the Village of Little Chute’s
Village Hall Blog at http://www.littlechutewi.org/blogger. Please contact us with any questions,
concerns or comments you may have.
Sincerely,
David Botz James P. Fenlon
District Administrator Village Administrator
Little Chute Area Schools
Phone: (920) 788-7605
Email:
dbotz@littlechute.k12.wi.us
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