KETTERING — Crews will remove a traffic light at a Kettering intersection early next year.
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For the next 90 days, traffic lights on Far Hills Avenue and Laurelann Drive will be in flash mode, according to the City of Kettering.
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Lights on Far Hills will flash yellow while drivers on Laurelann will have flashing red lights.
“There’s all sorts of rear-ends that happen with a traffic light,” said Brad Walwer, Kettering City Engineer. “So, by removing it, theoretically, we could be making it safer. And that’s what we were seeing out there. (We saw) a lot of red-light runners and rear-ends.”
The lights will be removed in early 2026.
Crews will build a median on Far Hills Avenue and have an area for walkers.
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