Stop Sign at Bridgeport/High School Draws Aldermanic Attention

The temporary stop sign at the intersection of Bridgeport Avenue and High School Drive has been a divisive topic for the Brentwood Public Safety Committee.

Drivers are required to stop at the sign while school is in session, but the sign is removed after school ends for the day.

During a meeting last week, alderwomen Barb Clements (Ward 1) and Lorraine Krewson (Ward 4) voiced their desires to make the stop sign permanent throughout the day.

Clements said residents living on Bridgeport asked for the sign to be made permanent because traffic backs up during after-school events, such as football games. Krewson backed the proposal, saying a temporary stop sign is too confusing for drivers.

But the other two committee members, aldermen Anthony Harper (1) and Keith Robertson (Ward 3), want to remove the sign altogether.

Harper said the city has too many stop signs, adding that a permanent stop sign at Bridgeport and High School sets a precedent for posting stop signs at every Brentwood intersection.

A vote was tied 2-2. The full Brentwood Board of Aldermen is expected to review the stop sign during its Nov. 7 regularly-scheduled meeting.

Clements will be out of town until that meeting.