PRESS RELEASE

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon – Mountain View & Third Street

June 18, 2019 (Moscow, Idaho) — As part of the Third Street Corridor Multimodal Improvements Project, a new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon has been installed at Mountain View Road and Third Street.

The beacon was partially funded by the State of Idaho Children Pedestrian Safety Grant and is due to go live on June 29, 2019. Research from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Study on Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons shows:

• Serious injury and fatal crashes reduced by 15%

• Pedestrian crashes reduced by 69%

• 96% driver compliance when PHB was active

• Total crashes reduced by 29%

• 50% less delay compared to traditional signalized crossings

The Hybrid Beacon signal operates differently than traditional signals, especially for drivers. Pedestrians and drivers are encouraged to review information on interacting with this new signals by visiting https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/17945/Pedestrian-Hybrid-Beacon-Instructions.

For more information, please call the Public Works Engineering Division at 208-883-7034.

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Story Contact: Tyler Palmer, Acting Public Works Director
Phone: 208-883-7096
Email: tpalmer@ci.moscow.id.us

City of Moscow

206 E Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor
Phone - 208.883.7006
Email - griedner@ci.moscow.id.us
Website - www.ci.moscow.id.us