At a remarkable town hall meeting Tuesday night, state and local transportation officials and community leaders marked major progress on efforts to make Dallas’ deadliest roadway safer for drivers and pedestrians.

Those changes were sparked by the NBC 5 Investigates series, "Driven to Death ," which exposed dangerous speeds and an alarming number of traffic deaths along Loop 12 in Southern Dallas.

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At Tuesday night’s meeting, it was clear that plans to make the Loop safer are no longer just plans.

The Texas Department of Transportation showed images of new traffic lights and crosswalks now being installed along the loop. The agency said it hopes to have 16 new signals installed by spring, with $15 million in funding fast-tracked after

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