There are new additions on Floyd Street after months of requests from community members.

Recently crosswalk signs asking vehicles to be stopped for pedestrians were put in on Floyd Street at Anderson Street and at East Street.

Tim Fleming, who spoke to the Covington City Council during the public comments portion of Monday’s meeting, thanked the governing body for their work in getting the signs installed.

About eight months ago, Fleming, a Floyd Street resident, reached out to Councilman Chris Smith and Councilman Keith Dalton concerning the dangers of the intersection.

“There have been many times when there have been some bad wrecks there and many close calls,” Fleming said. “I said someone has to do something or someone is going to get in a wreck here or there’s going to be an accident.”

Fleming went on to tell the council that when school started in August he was walking his son from school and saw a mother crossing Floyd Street with her first-grader.

“About three-quarters of the way across the crosswalk, I saw her push her son to the sidewalk and she fell,” Fleming said. “I thought she had been hit.”

Then about three weeks ago, he said he saw a car go up on the curb along Floyd Street. That’s when he reached out again and called Smith.

“I said, Chris, I’m going to be a pain. Two times in one day we almost had something bad happen’,” Fleming said.

About a week ago the two signs, warning drivers that stopping for pedestrians was the law, were installed at the two intersections on Floyd StreetSince then, Fleming said, cars had been stopping when pedestrians are crossing and slowing down when they are not.

“Thank you all,” Fleming said to the council. “I know it’s something very small--the signs probably cost a few hundred dollars--but it was money well spent. I know we’re thankful for it and our neighbors are thankful for it.”