New traffic light at Franklin Rd. and Fountain Head Dr. 1

A new traffic signal at the intersection of Franklin Road and Fountainhead Drive will go into full effect on Friday, Jan. 31.

The intersection has had flashing yellow lights on Franklin Road and flashing red lights at the entrance to the Fountainhead subdivision for the past couple of weeks to prepare drivers for change, which aims to improve traffic flow in and out of the neighborhood. 

New traffic light at Franklin Rd. and Fountain Head Dr. 2

Brentwood City Manager Kirk Bednar said in Monday's City Commission meeting that the new traffic signal will become active at approximately 9 a.m. on Friday with a green, yellow, red sequence, that will at times bring traffic to a complete stop on Franklin Road at the intersection.

“It will favor Franklin Road, especially during the peak times,” Bednar said. “Off peak times it will be a little more balanced, and I assume it will go into a flash [mode] sometime at night, 8 or 9-o’clock at night like a lot of our other signals do.” 

Drivers should be aware of the change in order to allow them time to adjust to the change and use caution to maintain safety at the intersection.