A new sign is being added to the intersection of Route 53 and Newtown Turnpike in Redding. 

The sign will be added to the existing stop sign, warning drivers at the stop sign heading south that “Oncoming Traffic Does Not Stop.”  The state Department of Transportation next month will be upgrading the signing and pavement markings at the intersection of Route 53 and Newtown Turnpike in Redding. 

State Representative John Shaban says he was pleased by the DOT's quick response to his request. Both he and others have witnessed near collisions for years at this intersection because it looks to be a three way stop.  Shaban says the sign should ensure that drivers take pause, instead of assuming that the oncoming traffic will stop.