MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) – Stop signs were recently installed at the intersection of Stedwick and Watkins Mill Roads in Montgomery Village and some neighbors are not happy about it.
One neighbor started a petition to get rid of the stop signs shortly after they were installed on April 16.
That neighbor said since the installation, the stop signs have caused significant delays on Watkins Mill Road. She also says the congestion caused by the signs pose potential safety risks for emergency vehicles.
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Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) chief traffic engineer, Michael Paylor, says the signs were installed at the intersection because they received a request from a neighbor last fall.
“It’s down the street from Stedwick Elementary,” Paylor said. “It’s right across the street from the Watkins Mill Recreation Center, and an all-way crossing installation allows folks to safely cross the intersection and have vehicles stop.”