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South Kingstown Enhances Pedestrian Safety with Crosswalk Flags | Road Maintenance Scheduled in Narragansett

Issue #172

23 May

In this South Kingstown Insider Issue…

🗓️ Event Showcase - Wakefield Music Festival

🌤️ South Kingstown Weather - Showers with a high of 70

🚩 South Kingstown Enhances Pedestrian Safety with Crosswalk Flags

🚧 Road Maintenance Scheduled in Narragansett

South Kingstown Enhances Pedestrian Safety with Crosswalk Flags

The South Kingstown Police Department has introduced pedestrian safety flags at three critical crosswalks in town to enhance pedestrian safety. The flags are now available at the intersections of Route 138 and South Road, Kingstown Road at Old Mountain Field, and South Road and the South County Bike Path. This initiative aims to increase driver awareness and encourage yielding to pedestrians, particularly as the summer season approaches.

Chief of Police Matthew C. Moynihan highlighted the effectiveness of these flags, noting that drivers are more likely to stop for pedestrians who are holding a flag or standing near a crosswalk with one. The decision to install these flags at these specific locations was based on departmental data indicating that pedestrians at these crosswalks would benefit most from this visual aid.

The pedestrian flags are a component of the broader #SafeSummerSK initiative, which also includes efforts to address impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving, and overall road safety for both pedestrians and cyclists.

Road Maintenance Scheduled in Narragansett

The town of Narragansett has announced that it will be performing road maintenance, including crack filling and paving preparations, toady and on Friday, May 24th, weather permitting.

The work will focus on Seaport Avenue, the southwest corner of Memorial Square, 41 Lake Road, and the top section of Jennifer Court. Residents are advised to plan their travel accordingly to avoid any inconvenience.

Wakefield Music Festival - May 25

Wakefield Music Festival is a full-day of awesome live music and entertainment with food, beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and cocktails too.

Music Lineup
2:00 - 3:00 pm: Mystic Dead
3:15 -4:15 pm: Timeless
4:30 - 5:45 pm: Dan Moretti's Soul Jazz Collective featuring Sonya Rae Taylor
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Bulletproof Country
7:15 - 8:30 pm: Guess Method
8:45 - 10:00 pm: Brass Force

Proceeds benefit CTC public programming.

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