New flashing beacon on Springwater path at SE 136th
New flashing beacon should make Springwater/SE 136th crossing better.
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ODOT installs new flashing beacon near site of Angela Burke fatality
A rapid flash beacon at work.(Photo from beacon manufacturer) The Oregon Department of Transportation flipped the switch on a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur this morning. The location, south of SW Hamilton Street near Rasmussen Village, is just up the road from where Angela Burke was struck and then killed on December 15th, 2010 … Read more
‘Rapid Flash Beacons’ coming to fatal crosswalk on SE Foster
A Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon at work.(Photo taken from video by beacon manufacturer) A new type of crossing treatment is set for installation on SE Foster near 80th — the same location where two people were fatally wounded back in November. PBOT sources confirm that crews will install a Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon in the … Read more
‘Rapid flash beacons’ coming soon to a crossing near you
Rapid flash beacons, which have been very effective in evaluations in Florida, will help Portlanders cross busy streets.(Photos: Stop Experts, Inc.)