School zone safety continues to improve in Shaunavon thanks to a $22,603 SGI Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Grant they have received.
Additional funding received a year ago was used to install flashing crosswalk signs and these will now be added to as Bylaw Office for the Town of Shaunavon, Bonnie Lingenfelter explains.
"One of the school zones at the high school is just two signs so we added a third to cover the three corners like a triangular crosswalk and we also did the same at the Christ The King School. At the public school we actually installed two sets, two new ones there at the crosswalk that was kind of in the middle of the road and not the corner."
Lingenfelter adds that they have seen a vast improvement through the grant they had previously received.
"We've seen so much improvement through the grant from SGI provincial traffic safety grant. We just see drivers noticing crosswalks better, you know the flashing lights really bring attention to the kids."
The town had also done another CAA school safety assessment for the second year and Lingenfelter says they have seen improvement numbers from stop signs to crosswalks just from the previous grant and installations. So they are looking forward to seeing the safety numbers increase.