New funding options exist for Hampton’s two traffic lights

By: 
Nick Pedley

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There’s new light at the end of the tunnel for two of Hampton’s most embattled and outdated pieces of infrastructure.

     The city is on the hook for a $175,000 grant that would assist with traffic light replacement at one of Hampton’s two busiest intersections. The city could use the money to replace existing traffic lights at either Highway 3 and First Street or Highway 3 and Highway 65, which were both originally installed in the 1960s.

     According to Public Works Director Doug Tarr, the city applied for the grant last summer and is currently awaiting the state’s final approval. Hampton orginally applied for more money to replace both sets of traffic lights, but transportation officials suggested the $175,000 amount after reviewing the request.

     Read the full article in the Dec. 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

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