Pedestrian barriers installed in Edgewood

The city of Homewood installed pedestrian barriers in the downtown Edgewood shopping area on Tuesday, June 2.

The barriers are approximately three feet high and created from custom-made steel bars. Three sections of the bars were installed in front shops along Oxmoor Road on the side that includes Dreamcakes, La Bamba and Edgewood Creamery.

Jan Potter, owner of Dreamcakes, said the new barriers make the area safer for children. While she was initially concerned with how the barriers would look, she thought new addition looked nice and that “the city did a good job.”

“We have so many children out here that eat at all times of the day, and the traffic can get really heavy,” Potter said. “If one of them were to ever step off the street, it would really be a tragedy.”

Frequent Edgewood shoppers, such as Faith Mohd, also said they appreciated the new barriers.

“I think they’re awesome,” Mohd said. “I think they add a lot of character to Edgewood.”

The cost of installing the barriers was approximately $3,500 and was approved at the April 13 Homewood City Council meeting.