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Traffic Safety (non-emergency) ▶ Acknowledged

3100 Market St Emeryville, California, 94608 • Show on Map Hide Map
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Issue ID:

14186433

Submitted To:

City of Oakland - Public Property

Category:

Traffic Safety (non-emergency)

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Neighborhood:

Hoover-Foster

Reported:

on

Service Request ID:

1283570

Description

We have a small low-profile traffic island with no signage alerting southbound motorists on Market street of the traffic island's existence. The illumination from nearby street lights does not extend to the traffic island. This makes it even harder for drivers to visually detect the traffic island from within the shadow zone created at the edge of the surrounding lights. Consequently, motorists are constantly hitting or driving over the traffic island or driving into the oncoming northbound traffic lane when trying to avoid it at the last minute. The island is also the midpoint for the intersection's cross walk. Thus placing pedestrians traffic at risk as well. Please place a traffic sign on the island with a right facing chevron to indicate cars should veer right along with several lane divider flex stakes on the double yellow lines leading up to the island to give motorist ample visual warning of the island's presence. Nearby neighbors are continually awakened in the middle of the night by car accidents at this intersection. The island's landscaping is maintained by the neighbors as a community project so please DO NOT cement the whole thing over. - thank you.

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