Board members want to make the 132nd Street and Platteview Road intersection safer, more than a year after a motorcyclist was hit there.

Board members want to make the 132nd Street and Platteview Road intersection safer, more than a year after a motorcyclist was hit there.

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Board members want to make the 132nd Street and Platteview Road intersection safer, more than a year after a motorcyclist was hit there.

The Sarpy County board approves a new plan to make an intersection safer, more than a year after a motorcyclist was hit there.

43-year-old Ace Schlund was critically hurt when a semi-flatbed truck tried to turn in front of him near 132nd Street and Platteview Road.

Now, the county will add a four-way stop to the intersection and drop the speed limit in the area.

Cars pass through the intersection of 132nd and Plattview Road right by the 45-mile-per-hour sign.

"They slowed it down to 45, which helped a lot, but you gotta get everybody to slow down," said Richard Knott.

Knott is a farmer in the area and his house backs up to the road.

He's seen many accidents and he's had people try to pass him in his grain truck.

"I'm always amazed at how people will pass us. We will be going 45 mph and people will just blow right around you cause they're in a big hurry," Knott said.

But Sarpy County Engineer Dennis Wilson hopes to put the brakes on behavior like that.

With a four-way stop and 35 mph zones.

"That will give them a time to react in case somebody does pull out in front or something along those lines might happen," Wilson said.

And they'll have measures in place to make sure people are aware of the change coming up the hill.

"We have sign boards and we're going to make sure we're in key positions to warn people ahead of time. We've got a stop sign, but we also will do things such as having flags on those to draw attention to those signs," Wilson said.

Wilson says a study with HDR determined the area does not warrant a stop light for now but he says that could change as the area grows.

As for Knott, he says the changes are a good thing. But he's waiting to see how well they work.

"If they put a stop sign there, we're gonna stop at it. And we'll get going again. Like we always do. Safety first, you know?" Knott said.

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