Description

Driving east through the tunnel during the afternoon I notice that allot of the slow down and stopping of traffic takes place at the end of the tunnel as drivers are exiting to go onto the bridge. As to the exact cause I find three possible solutions for this that could be corrected.

(1) The day light when coming out of the tunnel is overly bright and as all you can see when you get close to the exit is a bright white light this causes some drivers to slow down due to the sudden near blindness. The solution for this would be to put a canopy of black shade mesh over the tunnel exits for the length of the side walls that would reduce the glare so as to not blind drivers.

(2) The bridge curves off to the right which tied into number one and a lack of a road sign indicating a curve causes motorists to slow down or suddenly stop. Put up a sign to warn of a curve in the road.

(3) There are pull offs to the left and right of the tunnel exit and at times there have been vehicles that have been there waiting to merge into traffic or parked. This causes people to slow down or stop suddenly. Put up indicator lights that would tell drivers if there is a vehicle present in the right or left pull off outside of the tunnel so that they would be aware and proceed with caution.

(4) Sea birds tend to flock heavily at the east end of the tunnels and as a result many are killed daily because they land in the roadway or swoop down causing motorists to stop or swerve suddenly. Put up decoys of predatory birds to scare them away.