Stop in the name of safety

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  • By Jill Pickett
  • AEDC/PA

Stop signs have been installed at an intersection near the J-4 Rocket Motor Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base in response to the observations of an Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member.

David Scheuermann, a fuel farm machinist, noticed an increase in traffic flowing through the four-way intersection. Realizing it posed a safety risk, he notified the Base Operations Safety Leadership Committee.

“I just don’t want to see anyone get hurt,” Scheuermann said.

The paths of travel entering the intersection, while not main thoroughfares, have been carrying a heavier traffic flow due to testing and construction. Adding to the hazard is a visual obstruction for drivers approaching from the southeast.

The intersection is now a four-way stop.