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New pedestrian hybrid beacon installed in east Austin
Summary by The Austin Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Brian Murray , as published by KXAN-NBC
· July 20, 2026
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A new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) was built at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and Chalmers Avenue on Monday. It stops traffic so that people can safely cross busy roads with higher speed limits.
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Key takeaway It stops traffic so that people can safely cross busy roads with higher speed limits.
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What is this story about? A new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) was built at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and Chalmers Avenue on Monday. It stops traffic so that people can safely cross busy roads with higher speed limits.
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