Several new No Turn on Red signs have popped up lately at intersections throughout Dorchester. City officials say it is part of an effort to enhance pedestrian safety and a prelude to a policy shift that will take aim at scofflaw motorists.

The signs have been installed in recent weeks at intersections such as Victory Road and Neponset Avenue and Washington and Park Street – both places where “hanging a right” has been status quo for decades.

A city spokesperson said the new signs were placed close to schools, parks, and community facilities and other sites with histories of crashes or obscured sight lines.

The signs are also part of a larger change to city’s traffic signal guidelines that will be instituted in a few months.

“We aim to make our neighborhoods safer and more accessible by making street changes that reduce risks for vulnerable road users and curb unsafe driving behavior,” said the spokesperson.

“BTD is currently in the process of updating our signal guidelines with the purpose of increasing safety for people walking, biking, and driving at our city’s intersections.”