Traffic lights replaced with stop signs in downtown Louisville intersection

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Flashing traffic lights are coming down from some downtown Louisville intersections.

A few months ago, the city changed several intersections to flashing red lights instead of the standard stoplight. The goal was to study whether they can be converted.

Monday, crews removed the traffic lights at Seventh and West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.

The lights were replaced with large stop signs, officially making the intersection a two-way stop.

The city said the removal of the traffic lights was the result of a 90-day evaluation period in intersections "associated with upcoming one-way to two-way street conversions. City leaders said during that evaluation period, no crashes were reported, indicating "the intersections can safely operate as multiway stops."

The flashing red traffic lights that remain at Seventh and Chestnut, Eighth and Muhammad Ali, and Eighth and West Liberty will also be removed. The intersection of South Seventh and West Liberty is still being evaluated.

One-way to two-way conversions for these intersections are slated to begin in late spring.

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