Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-11-07 | Page 15 | State Erects Signals at Truck Crossings

I 74 7 4 11 y f f. f i r f f r i I g Ctt 4 a k i f v t i y S r Y yr L A Install Traffic Semaphores Workmen are installing installing- traffic lights at the truck crossin crossings s where four people met death when hit by b ton 60 earth haulers Outgrowth of Crashes State Erects ais aisA s sAt A At i Truck Crossings Croth s MAGNA L Traffic MAGNA A Traffic semaphores were being put up Tuesday at atthe atthe atthe the four points where Utah Construction Construction Construction Con Con- Co trucks cross public public public pub pub- lic highways The measures are the outgrowth outgrowth out out- g growth row t h of a s safety safely fet study launched after four people were killed in two truck car-truck collisions at two of the crossings State I officials and representatives of the Utah Construction Co met I early last week and agreed on the measures Included in the safety system I will be he deputized highway patrolmen patrolmen patrolmen pa pa- to be stationed at the four crossings and between and in night lighting along the highway leading up to the intersections When weather conditions conditions con con- are dangerous the officers officers officers cers on duty will close the crossings crossings crossings cross cross- ings to the trucks The operated manually-operated semaphores semaphores sema serna- ph ores will be located at South and West Vest South I and Wrest West on U. U S. S No 50 near Garfield and the private company haul road which crosses McKinley l Ave near Garfield