Broadway and Commercial will remain a 4-way stop… at least for now

Following a recommendation from Police Chief Ray Beltran, the Eagle Grove City Council gave their support in leaving the four-way stop at the downtown intersection in place while a permanent solution is found. The process of finding that solution actually began the day the old stoplights stopped functioning.

“We had worked on them before, numerous times, but the control boards needed replacing,” said City Administrator Mike Boyd. “That would cost us from $8-10,000. I’m surprised they’ve lasted as long as they have, considering they were put up in 1990. We also realized there could be other problems, like underground wiring, so there’s no guarantee how much longer they would work anyway.”

Read the full article in the Nov. 6 edition of the Eagle.