Redding Road In Fairfield To Receive Safety Measures

FAIRFIELD, CT — Redding Road in Fairfield, where two fatal pedestrian crashes have occurred in the past three years, is set to receive some improvements to help with safety and visibility.

According to First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick, the entire length of Redding Road (from Hulls Farm Road to Mile Common) will receive center-line rumble strips and edge line painting or fog lines.

The Fairfield Police Commission earlier this week unanimously approved the measures.

"This is part of phase 1 of the Redding Road safety initiative, which also includes a right of way survey to clear a path for pedestrians," Kupchick wrote in her latest Town Update.

On an afternoon in June, 45-year-old Fairfield resident Meghan Raveis was killed while walking on Redding Road, and in July 2020, Pennsylvania resident Marileidy Morel-Araujo, who was visiting family in town, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Arrests were made in connection with both crashes, and one case is still pending.

This summer, Kupchick, residents and members of the Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit, the Engineering Department, the Training and Technical Assistance Center at the University of Connecticut visited the road on a safety audit.

An online petition launched soon after Raveis was killed, called for rumble strips and other safety measures. The petition has garnered more than 2,700 signatures toward a goal of 5,000.