Filer residents attend meeting regarding U.S. Highway 30 issues

FILER, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A meeting was held early Tuesday morning to talk about concerns over U.S. Highway 30.

The Greater Twin Falls Transportation Committee met to hear from Filer residents about the issues with the highway. Numerous complaints have been received about people not obeying the speed limit, especially because the road passes through school zones.

Filer resident Tom Billington attended the meeting and highlighted the dangers that the stretch of road poses.

“From the high school to the intersection of Highway 30, every six months, you have new, inexperienced drivers with this in their possession, and you know what it’s like,” Tom Billington said.

One of the significant problems residents cite is that the highway quickly goes from 60 to 45 mph when entering the school zone.

The road becomes packed in the morning with people driving to work and students and parents on their way to school. The situation is similar in the afternoon.

Teagan Mulberry, a Filer High School sophomore, knows all the danger the road poses. She was involved in an accident last fall while trying to take a left-hand turn onto U.S. Highway 30 while leaving the school.

“There was just so much happening,” Mulberry said. “I couldn’t really see what was coming and what was not coming. I just got a little stressed so I started to go, and I didn’t see a car coming this way and he T-boned me.”

Mulberry said that she no longer takes the highway home, opting for the long way home.

Lindsey Billington’s son Austin, a Filer middle schooler, was crossing an intersection on U.S. Highway 30 on his way to wrestling practice when he was hit by a high school student, breaking his elbow and knocking him out.

“I received a call from a friend that had actually seen the incident,” Lindsey Billington said. “He called us directly, and it was pretty traumatizing, it was a scary call no parent wants to get.”

Lindsey Billington said that while the middle school does have many warning signs telling drivers to slow down, it’s not enough.

“There’s an immediate change in the speed limit from 45, to 35, to 25. It’s fast and I don’t believe that cars are slowing down fast enough to make that right hand turn.”

The consensus on a solution among Filer residents is moving speed limit signs farther down the road, alerting drivers to slow down sooner.

The transportation committee agreed with Filer residents that the road is a concern. They said they’re working with the Idaho Transportation Department.

A representative from the State Transportation Board, who was present at the meeting, said the board recognizes the issue and is committed to addressing the problem as soon as possible.

Until then, the safety of U.S. Highway 30 will continue to be a concern among residents and will remain on the Transportation Committee’s agenda to discuss every meeting.

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