FARRELL, Pa. - Susan Kirsch has lived on Roemer Boulevard for 30 years, but says it was only recently that she stopped parking on the street.

“It's like living on a racetrack,” Kirsch told 21 News. “There's cars speeding all the time, and I've experienced personal loss of several vehicles.”

Kirsch took her concerns to Farrell officials at the city’s council meeting Monday, where they told her their “hands were tied.” City manager Shawn Anderson told 21 News Friday the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has control over the traffic lights, and the city cannot change them without PennDOT approval.

In July 2021, Anderson said PennDOT conducted a traffic study at the request of the city, which was seeking to upgrade some of the stoplights on Roemer. Instead, the study fou

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