MAGNOLIA SPRINGS — Efforts are still under way to reduce traffic accidents in Magnolia Springs.

During its work session Tuesday, the Magnolia Springs Town Council discussed the issue with representatives from the Baldwin County Highway Department.

In that discussion, the suggestions of reducing the speed limit on County Roads 49 and 26 and adding a caution light, as well as narrowing the lane in the future.

A county study in December indicated that 4,200 cars traveled down the roads and that the average speed was 38 mph, just three miles more than the 35-mph limit.

“It just showed people were doing what they were supposed to be doing,” Baldwin County Construction Engineer Frank Lundy told the Council Tuesday.

He added that County data indicated that no accidents were recorded on either highway from 2009 to 2012. However, Magnolia Springs Mayor Ken Underwood countered that claim, pointing to the November fatality of Foley resident Jeffrey Wayne Hodge, who was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on County Road 26.

“We had one Thanksgiving 2012,” he said.

Lundy admitted that the report was based on data received by the system.

But further discussion indicated that the Council wished to take measures to reduce speed on both roads to ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians in the town. Lundy advised the Council to attend the Baldwin County Road and Bridge Meeting at 8 a.m. Feb. 21 in Robertsdale.