FRANKLIN CO., Va. – Rocky Mount town officials are working to improve emergency access to a problematic Franklin County road where limited access has contributed to multiple fatalities.
The Diamond Avenue community currently faces a unique challenge: the only way to get in or out of the community requires crossing railroad tracks, creating potential access issues for emergency vehicles and residents. Town leaders aim to extend Rocky Mount’s boundary and construct a connecting road to enhance community safety.
“When we did the boundary line adjustment, we talked to some people that live in that part of diamond and we talked to some people that live over in that part of diamond and they said look the biggest problem we have is that we’ve tried to get the county an exit,” Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue said…