The crosswalk in front of the Ashland Park, a high-rise building on Ashland Street in North Adams.

NORTH ADAMS — The city hopes new signs will calm traffic on Ashland Street, months after a 65-year-old pedestrian was struck in a crosswalk.

The solar-powered "speed back signs" come via an $8,000 equipment grant from the state Department of Transportation. They will be installed near a crosswalk by the North Adams Housing Authority on Ashland Street, alerting drivers to their speed.

If someone is going over the speed limit, the signs will ask them to slow down.

On Oct. 8, Larry Jones of North Adams suffered non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck in the crosswalk by a vehicle driven by Victoria Jefferies, 72, of Stamford, Vt. Jefferies was cited for failing to stop for a pedestrian.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey said the city is working with the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to install the signs after it expressed concerns about "students crossing and cars flying," she said.

"We've put additional patrols in the area," said Macksey. "[MCLA has] worked with students about being sensitive to that crosswalk — that they're not just walking out. So I think so when this opportunity came up, we thought it would be a good idea to install them there as a support to the situation."

The city applied for the funds in February, Macksey said, and was awarded them last week.

The signs have not yet arrived, and Macksey said she is still waiting to hear from MassDOT about a delivery date.

Macksey said she hopes the signs will make drivers more aware of the crosswalk.