Travel Safe Zone Created on Route 141 •

The City, partnering with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), has established a Travel Safe Zone alongside a portion of Route 141. The objective of the Travel Safe Zone is straightforward and easy: to gradual site visitors, cut back crashes, and save lives! 

The newly designated Travel Safe Zone (TSZ) exists on northbound Route 141 between Carman Road and Highlands Boulevard Drive. That stretch of freeway is the highest-speed and most harmful roadway phase within the City of Manchester. Crash information, repeated dashing violations, severe damage incidents, and deaths have proven that this stretch poses an elevated danger to motorists, residents, and first responders. 

The designation permits for enhanced enforcement of harmful driving behaviors similar to crimson gentle violations, dashing or inattentive driving. 

Enforcement inside the TSZ will probably be seen, coordinated, and pushed by security information. Drivers who’re stopped for sure violations will probably be required to seem in courtroom and could also be topic to elevated fines. These measures are meant to bolster the seriousness of the protection issues on this hall. Residents residing close to the Howard George and Route 141 intersection often categorical concern for his or her security. Resident, Brad Hermann, who barely survived a horrible accident, 18 months in the past, stated in his letter to MoDOT: 

“These improvements are crucial for safeguarding the community and preventing further injuries and fatalities. I survived that day by nothing short of a miracle, but no one else should have to rely on luck to make it through such a dangerous intersection.” 

This effort is a part of the City’s dedication to proactive security measures in areas the place the chance of significant damage or dying is highest. By taking motion now, Manchester is prioritizing prevention and dealing to make sure that this closely traveled hall is safer for everybody who makes use of it.