Shores’ new traffic light on A1A near Town Hall now operational
STORY BY LISA ZAHNER
The fully activated pedestrian crosswalk and traffic light at the intersection of A1A and Fred Tuerk Drive in Indian River Shores is now live, and drivers will get a ticket if they run the red light.
Shores Vice Mayor Bob Auwaerter sent out a press release last week to let the public know when traffic officials flipped the switch on the new on-demand equipment.
“The Town for years had asked for a pedestrian crosswalk light and had gotten nowhere. It was only when my wife Nancy took up the cause that this project got done,” Auwaerter said.
Nancy Auwaerter wrote to then-Gov. Rick Scott about the matter and he lit a fire under the project. So any pedestrian grateful to be able to stroll cross A1A by pushing a button rather than waiting for an opening in traffic can thank her.
Any driver unhappy about encountering another red light on A1A can blame Scott.