JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two caller “Wrong Way” signs were added to an entranceway ramp astatine the Hart Bridge this play pursuing a deadly wrong-way clang that killed 2 Jacksonville women past week.

The changes travel aft household members of 1 of the women who died successful the collision with a JTA autobus past Monday greeting spoke retired astir the perceived dangers successful the area.

The sisters of Jaquanna D’Oliveira said they judge it was a senseless calamity and they pointed to the operation underway astatine the Hart Bridge. They said the entranceway adjacent TIAA Bank Field is confusing for drivers who could extremity up going the incorrect mode connected the bridge.

“I really bash judge that it was unspeakable an honorable mistake. Anybody could of mistaken for that anybody,” sister Laqueta D’Oliveira told News4Jax past week.

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Jaguana D’Oliveira volition beryllium buried adjacent weekend.

The metropolis made immoderate insignificant motion changes past week, but this play News4Jax saw the caller signs posted connected the ramp.

Throughout this week, the News4Jax I-Team has been looking into the problems. Right present the metropolis is inactive not commenting.

“My bosom goes retired to the family. I’m not acquainted with the details of the mishap but for beingness was mislaid and I’m definite that engineers volition instrumentality a look astatine that to marque definite that due information is enactment successful place,” Mayor Lenny Curry said past week.

On Monday, News4Jax learned the household has hired an lawyer and for present they are not talking astir the accident. News4Jax asked the instrumentality steadfast if a suit is being filed but we person not heard back.

News4Jax has besides reached retired to the contractor respective times and but haven’t heard backmost from them either.

Given the information that determination are much than apt going to beryllium lawsuits stemming from the crash, it’s communal signifier for the metropolis and others not to remark due to the fact that of pending litigation.

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The Hart Bridge is maintained by the authorities Department of Transportation but the metropolis is liable for the operation site.

According to a clang report, intoxicant and cause usage are not suspected successful the clang but humor tests are pending.

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