Description
This issue was closed about a year ago but for some reason the DOT or the City Traffic has changed this back to a flashing yellow. It is VERY VERY DANGEROUS with traffic merging from Fountain into Whalley and the village into Whalley and West Rock. People turning from Whalley onto West Rock on a green light have the right-of-way but vehicle fly onto Whalley from Fountain with total disregard for the law or safety or common sense. Why is this light blinking again and not a traffic signal of green/yellow/red? Why is the pedestrian signal covered in a garbage bag again? And, finally, if this is to remain a blinking yellow, the city should install a yield sign for those exiting Fountain and seriously consider an electronic NO-RIGHT-TURN signal from Whalley to West Rock that illuminates during rush hour in the morning and evening. THIS IS A TERRIBLY UNSAFE INTERSECTION AND IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO OUR CITIZENS AND ALL THE HARD WORK WVRA HAS BEEN DOING TO ATTRACT PEDESTRIANS AND TRAFFIC TO OUR VILLAGE. Please fix this.
4 Commentaires
Greg Dildine (former Ward 25 Alderman) (Utilisateur inscrit)
The City does now have CONTROL of signals along the State Routes of Whalley and Fountain to the city limits west. This happened within the past 18 months. The signals infrastructure requires $ which for this type of transportation infrastructure is found from other sources than city general fund.
City KNOWS the solution: add a RED left turn arrow at the Whalley/Fountain intersection westbound.
WVRA and I have been working for a solution and the City is working too. State DOT is contributing to the speed of progress here.
This intersection is complex and with or without this RED arrow being installed there may still be "stacking" issues eastbound on Fountain before and after Central. Attempts were made by the city to work this out but unfortunately no acceptable solution with existing signalization.
Crosswalks were recently again repainted by State DOT.
Other more costly solutions exist which have been recommended (by CT Main Street consultants/engineers and by regional - SCRCOG) are pending and propose "T-ing" Fountain into Whalley.
In the mean time, the City is aware of the pedestrian needs here - especially now the Dunkin Donuts remodel is commencing after a drawn out real-estate process.
Reconnu Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Utilisateur inscrit)
K8 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Clos TT&P Workflow Inegration (Membre officiel vérifié)