Dangerous area of 15th Street to be addressed
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor
City leaders agree that a heavily traveled street through a main artery in the city has to be repaired to ensure safety among drivers.
Many citizens have voiced concerns about the condition of 15th Street. It has recently been the site of a few accidents with its sudden dips in the road.
A firetruck flipped over along the street several months ago. A police car crashed into an adjacent ditch on its way to a call at Yazoo City High School. And many citizens said they have almost wrecked on the dangerous road.
Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. sparked the discussion during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen during its open meeting. After he sponsored a town hall meeting recently, Brent was approached by several residents who would like to see the street repaired. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------
Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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