<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1PstQM_1H4AdaDB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PstQM_1H4AdaDB00" width="1200" height="600" >NETTLETON, Miss. (WTVA) – Trees were removed from an intersection along Highway 45.The City of Nettleton removed nearly 20 crape myrtle trees at the intersection of U.S. 45 and Metts Road to improve visibility for drivers.The trees were removed south of the intersection. Mayor Phillip Baulch said the city had received requests from people concerned about visibility when pulling onto the highway from the west side.“We’ve had numerous requests from people and individuals for the trees south of that intersection to be removed because when you’re coming from the west side,” Baulch said. “Trying to pull out on the road going north or straight across, it’s hard to see.”The city had planned to remove the trees for some time. The change is intended to improve visibility for northbound drivers on U.S. 45 and those turning left onto Metts Road.Other improvements requestedThe city has asked the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install a traffic light or four-way stop at the intersection, but that request has not been successful.The city has also tried to reduce the speed limit in the area from 65 mph to 55 mph.Baulch said he wants MDOT to survey the intersection again because traffic has increased since its last study four years ago.At that time, an average of 12,000 vehicles passed through the intersection daily. The figure is now about 16,000 daily.</div></body>

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NETTLETON, Miss. (WTVA) – Trees were removed from an intersection along Highway 45. The City of Nettleton removed nearly 20 crape myrtle trees at the intersection of U.S. 45 and Metts Road to improve visibility for drivers. The trees were removed south of the intersection. Mayor Phillip Baulch said...

Trees removed from Highway 45 intersection

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NETTLETON, Miss. (WTVA) – Trees were removed from an intersection along Highway 45. The City of Nettleton removed nearly 20 crape myrtle trees at the inter

Trees removed from Highway 45 intersection

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