The Ellis County Press:  New Ovilla stop light helps traffic backup

New Ovilla stop light helps traffic backup
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Editor on 12/05/2002 00:00:00


GEORGIA FITZHUGH
The Ellis County Press
OVILLA - Drivers have a new reason to stop in Ovilla, since the construction of 
the town's first and only stop light.
A new four-way signal light was erected at the intersection of the 600-700 block
of Main Street and the 3300-3400 block of Ovilla Road by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
The new traffic signal, the usual red, green and yellow (without a left turn
arrow) is doing its job of slowing and pacing the increasing  traffic along
Ovilla Road through Ovilla, especially at peak traffic times, according to
police.
'Traffic is slow and smooth,' reported Police Chief Michael Moon.
'Knock on wood. I was predicting that it would increase the number of accidents
there, since traffic coming over the hill can't see the light ahead.  People
wouldn't be expecting it, I thought,' Moon said.
'The light has really helped the cross-traffic on Main Street. Traffic used to
back up there, but it's not nearly as bad now.