Description

Four traffic lanes on Cedar Avenue (on the north side of the intersection were created when reconstruction was completed this fall: one on the east side of Cedar Avenue for north-bound traffic; next, an east-bound left turn lane for cars facing south; a middle lane is for cars proceeding south on Cedar Avenue and a right lane is for cars that are traveling south but that are turning right onto Riverside going west. However, drivers unfamiliar with this intersection cannot see the lane markings due to faded paint or snow; they stay in the middle lane and signal their east-bound turns to the left. That means that a long line of cars forms to make the left turn, but only a few get through before the left turn arrow changes. Not only are turns taking longer, but the through traffic gets stuck behind the cars that can't make the turn out of the middle lane. It's now too dangerous to use the left turn lane, because the middle lane cars turn at the same time, further confusing the issue because there's only one lane of traffic eastbound. I have stopped using this intersection for this reason. Please do something soon.