Bill Estes of the Cleveland City CouncilCLEVELAND, Tenn. – City officials have made progress in addressing safety concerns for Highland Avenue, especially at the Eighth Street intersection.
In the last week, civil engineering firm Canon & Canon performed traffic studies — vehicular and foot — for the city, said City Councilman Bill Estes. By next week, one of two communication poles in the southwest corner of the intersection is expected to be removed to improve the sight distance.
Estes said residents along Highland Avenue have witnessed crashes and had out-of-control vehicles destroy their property. And they aren’t alone in their concerns, he said.
“A prominent real estate businessman told me today that he was happy to see that something was being done about the situation,” Estes said.
In a late October council meeting, Estes described his concerns about the Eighth Street-Highland Avenue intersection, which is between the Mouse Creek Greenway and Arnold Elementary School.