Pearland will install a new traffic signal and add a new lane at the intersection of Dixie Farm Road and Hastings Friendswood Road—a move aimed at improving safety in the accident-prone intersection.

What happened

Pearland City Council voted unanimously at its Oct. 13 meeting to award a $612,000 contract to Pearland-based Metro City LLC to install a traffic signal and widen the south leg of the intersection from two lanes to three lanes.

Between August 2018 and November 2024, 36 crashes, including some that were fatal, were recorded at the intersection, according to city documents.

The city performed a signal-warrant analysis and, according to city documents, found the following hazards:

Narrow bridge transitioning into a boulevard section

Improper north-south driveway alignmen

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