Students Complain about William Street Fence

$50,000 fence is intended to prevent jaywalking, school officials say

Serena Epstein / AP

Traffic on William Street in Fredericksburg, where University of Mary Washington students once climbed over the small wall along the sidewalk. They are now forced walk the extra distance to the crosswalk at the top of the hill.

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