CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Corpus Christi announced Thursday that a new traffic signal and crosswalk was installed in front of Ray High School on South Staples Street.
According to a city news conference Thursday morning, the installation follows concerns expressed by school administrators and parents as many students frequent the busy roadway during school hours.
City Manager Peter Zanoni told 3NEWS that there are 12,000 vehicles that commute down Staples every day, with 160 students that cross that street each day to get to the school.
He said this is one of six traffic signals being installed across the city with additional locations being considered as well.
"These safe passage systems and crosswalks are meant to save lives and protect our children, and protect our adults that are using them, and also to protect the drivers, to make sure they're aware that somebody's trying to cross the street," Zanoni said.
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