A new high-intensity activated crosswalk is now operating in northwest Fresno, aiming to improve pedestrian safety near an elementary school.
City and county officials, along with the Central Unified School District, gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the activation of the county’s first high-intensity activated crosswalk, commonly known as a HAWK signal.
The crosswalk is located on Grantland Avenue near Herndon-Barstow Elementary School and is the county’s first HAWK crosswalk. It starts flashing lights up above to let cars know to slow down and wait for students crossing…