Effingham County is set to install a traffic light at the intersection of Highway 21 and McCall Road in Springfield, following multiple fatal crashes.
🚦 What’s Happening:
- County commissioners recently approved a contract with an electric company to install the light.
- The Georgia Department of Transportation will supply the signal equipment, while the county oversees construction.
🛑 What Locals Are Saying: Some residents support the change, citing the intersection’s history of crashes. Others expressed doubts, questioning whether a traffic light alone will prevent accidents or ease congestion.
⏳ Next Steps: According to the contract, the light will be operational within 90 days of the contractor’s go-ahead. The county also plans to add left-turn lanes in the future to improve traffic flow.
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B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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