NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Drivers could see $650,000 worth of signs go up at dozens of intersections in Nashville preventing them turning right on red lights in hopes of increasing safety if Metro Council members green light the proposal tonight.
After a “broad” initial proposal, as Mayor Freddie O’Connell put it, leaders scaled things back to 59 intersections, but take a look at this list to see where things stand now:
Council member Joy Styles tried to turn the proposal into a pilot, or temporary plan at the 59 intersection phase “instead of constituents feeling like we’re trying to shove something else down their throat that’s permanent, it gives us an opportunity for 6 months, let it be a pilot, let (the Nashville Department of Transportation) continue studying.” That failed…