State and East North streets will be converted into a three-way stop.
Residents reached out to the town asking for the change following the death of 13-year-old Chance Hunnicutt.
Police say he was hit by a semi while biking with his twin brother and friends at that intersection last month.
The mayor of Manhattan says more traffic studies and improvements are already in the works.
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