Traffic lights malfunction causing hazardous intersection, Sheffield AL

Traffic

Reported: 10/25/2025 04:29 PM

N Jackson Hwy & E 30th St, Sheffield, AL 35660

Traffic signals at the intersection of North Jackson Highway and northeast 30th Street are malfunctioning. The north and south directions show yellow lights allowing cars to go, while east and west directions have red lights and stop signs. Drivers are ignoring the stop signs and driving through without yielding, causing a dangerous situation. The utility department expects repairs by Monday.

Audio|Source: Sheffield Police & Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Nauton 1, Truffield Unit.

00:01

Need you out. North Jackson Highway and northeast 30th Street. North Jackson Highway and northeast 30th Street through a traffic plane.

00:09

Poverstates the traffic locks in a me out and no one's using it like a four-way stop. States everybody's just zoom and through it.

00:16

1831.

00:20

Full 42, I'll be advised.

00:22

It's a travel lot spent like that for the last few days.

00:27

Also, it's not a four-way stop and yellow lights or caution lights.

00:35

10-418, how do you want?

00:45

Charlie 2901.

00:47

Be advised that utility department, advised that they may be Monday before they get that fixed.

01:02

Sinfoor call is just advising that the lot was going to be flashing yellow and people are not abiding by the rules. They're simply stating that they're just flying through it and not letting the other side go.

01:24

Now on the north and south side of the intersection is yellow.

01:28

They're allowed to proceed through it.

01:29

The east and west side is red. They have stop signs.

01:33

I'll be 10-8[1].

01:36

That's 104. What's just advising with the caller advise us?

01:41

10-4. 10-8[1].

01:43

10-8[1]. 10-8.

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[1]

10-8: In service

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N Jackson Hwy & E 30th St, Sheffield, AL 35660

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