(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission will hold a special meeting Monday morning at 7:30 at the Hiawatha City Hall to discuss the traffic signals at 1st and Oregon Streets.

That comes after the Kansas Department of Transportation informed the city last week that it plans to turn off the traffic signals at the intersection on July 17th or 18th, and put bags over the signal heads.

KDOT says stop signs will be installed to control east-west traffic at the intersection.

The city received a letter from KDOT last month requiring that the city switch the traffic signals at the intersection back to flashing mode by June 28th, along with replace the stops sign that were removed at the intersection.

The street lights were switched from flashing mode to normal operation on May 22nd after repairs were made to the wiring at the intersection.

City leaders, school officials and community members want to keep the traffic signals at the intersection, citing safety reasons as the intersection serves as the main entrance to the high school .

KDOT says the current signals are out of compliance and need to be updated.

The city would be responsible for the entire cost of any upgrade, which has been estimated at up to $750,000.