Prospect Elementary in Cleveland, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County leaders want drivers to slow down in the vicinity of Prospect Elementary School.
County commissioners met this week with school, law enforcement and roads officials to address safety concerns involving traffic flow around the school.
“I don’t think there is anything better that we can do than protect our kids in our school zones,” said Capt. W.G. Campbell of the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials met in response to a letter sent by a resident that noted several factors affecting visibility and driving conditions near the school, especially at the intersection of Freewill Road and Harrison Pike.
The letter cited irregular and sharp curves as contributing to “hazardous situations” when children enter and leave school premises by car or on foot and when school buses transfer middle and high school students at the school.