A temporary fix is in place at at a busy Salina intersection.

Staff has temporarily wired the traffic signal cabinet at the intersection of South Ninth Street and Crawford Street for the intersection to use timed cycles for each traffic signal phase until the necessary electronic components for automatic traffic detection are available.

On Monday the traffic signal cabinet at the intersection was struck in an accident. The City of Salina Public Works Department will have to replace the traffic signal cabinet and existing electronics. Delivery of the replacement parts is expected to take 2-4 weeks.

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A busy Salina intersection will remain a four-way-stop for several weeks while officials wait for parts to repair a traffic light which was damaged in a crash.

According to the City of Salina, on Monday of this week the traffic signal cabinet at the intersection of South Ninth Street and Crawford Street was struck due to an accident. The Public Works Department has ordered parts but due to availability, the intersection lights have been wired to function in flashing red with portable stop signs to help direct traffic through the intersection.

Current estimated time frame for complete repair is 2-4 weeks due to electronic parts availability.

Reminder, when approaching a blacked-out or flashing red light intersection you should come to a complete stop, check all
directions to ensure there is no traffic and proceed when clear. The driver that approaches the signal first determines the right-of-way. Both blacked-out and flashing red lights have the same meaning as a STOP sign.

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ORIGINAL: A crash which damaged a traffic light control system has temporarily turned a busy Salina intersection into a four-way-stop.

According to the City of Salina, on Monday the traffic signal cabinet at the intersection of South Ninth Street and Crawford Street was struck due to an accident. The City of Salina Public Works Department will have to replace the traffic signal cabinet and existing electronics.

Power has been turned off and the signal is currently blacked-out with portable stop signs being used to help direct traffic through the intersection. Currently there is no estimated timeframe for the repair.

Reminder, when approaching a blacked-out intersection you should come to a complete stop, check all directions to ensure
there is no traffic and proceed when clear. The driver that approaches the signal first determines the right-of-way. A
blacked-out intersection has the same meaning as a STOP sign.