"We constantly complain that somebody has to get out here and write tickets," said Welte, a mother of two. "A kid is going to hurt."

For years, the Florence street has been used as a shortcut between Hopeful Church Road and Cayton Road. And for years, residents on the road with about 100 homes have complained.

Now, Florence officials say they have come up with a plan.

Starting Oct. 4, drivers will be able to turn right only from Pheasant onto Cayton. Drivers will not be able to turn right from Cayton onto Pheasant.

"I love that," Welte said, after city officials explained their plans at Tuesday's City Council caucus.

Though a new road that connects Cayton to Mall Road has taken some traffic off Pheasant, it's still being used as a cut-through, said Bob Townsend, public services director.

A traffic count taken in June shows that about 1,100 cars use the road daily. That was 400 fewer cars than used the road in 2002.

When officials studied the traffic this year, the fastest car recorded was 46 mph. In 2002, the fastest car was 70 mph. But most of the cars are going 27 mph, 7 mph faster than the 20-mph limit.

"Pheasant is one of about 12 streets we spend most of our time on," said Florence Police Chief Tom Kathman.

But police can't be on the street 24 hours a day, he said. That's why a physical solution is needed.

"We tried to find a way to engineer a solution that might curb the flow of cut-through traffic there," said Florence Mayor Diane Whalen.

Councilman Mel Carroll said most of those who use the cut-through do not live in Florence.

"The people that are causing the problem are not city residents," Carroll said. "They live in the county, and they are using a city street as a cut-through."

Signs should be posted at Pheasant Drive and Hopeful Church Road by Monday.

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