Newarkโs Main Street will see safety improvements as a new school year starts at the Univ. of Delaware. Two UD students died last school year while walking on Main Street, prompting Newark city officials to act to make the road safer for pedestrians going forward. Both vehicles involved in the accidents were evading police. The city started making improvements August 8 in partnership with the Delaware Department of Transportation. Newark City Council approved adding several new safety measures at its June meeting, including additional stop signs, rumble strips, pedestrian crossing signage and all-way stop control at two locations. Newark city manager Tom Coleman said they hope the changes have a specific impact. โWe want to reduce the number of large gaps in traffic that can occur, mostly on the east side of town because those large gaps provide a runway that someone can get up to a high, high speed,โ Coleman said.
