I have been told the lines on Colonnade are not a crosswalk but rather a stopping line for traffic that is in the intersection turning into Whole Foods. Also, there is no light there to signal for walkers unfortunately, it becomes a game of froger.

I've referred this to our Public Works Department. When the staff has had a chance to respond I’ll post an update. Thanks for reporting.

There are currently pedestrian accommodations (pedestrian signals and crosswalks) across both approaches of Six Forks Road. The city’s contractor will be adding pedestrian accommodations (pedestrian signals and crosswalks) across Forum Dr and Colonnade Center as part of this year’s Traffic Signal Intersection Improvement contract.

Can you give an estimated time of construction for this project?

I will check and let you know.

Due to the way the contract is structured the contractor has until the end of June to finish all work which consist of numerous intersections.

Will you be doing improvements to the intersection of colonnade and six forks at the whole foods driveway?

June seems like an incredibly delayed amount of time. To paint a crosswalk and place lights seems like a menial task that should take a day not 6 months, especially when its regarding such a risky safety concern.

Please note that there are similar concerns at a number of places throughout the City. We have engaged a contractor to address them all, and have given them a reasonable amount of time to do this work throughout the City. Everyone believes the intersection they are most concerned about ought to be the first one done, but the contractor has a substantial amount of work to do and must work around weather, etc. to accomplish it. This intersection may be completed before June depending on the contractor's work schedule, but all of the intersections that come under this contract must be completed by June. I will check on the Whole Foods driveway.

How many intersections in all are included in this improvement plan? Has the contractor provided you with a schedule of which intersections he plans to do first? Is this list based on level of pedestrian traffic or is it more lottery based? Also, I remember this has been an ongoing situation that has already had city contact and at that time they had signed this contract already and it has been at least 5 months, can you provide the completion rate? Meaning, has the contractor even started on on this project or is he waiting until April or May to begin?

The Whole Foods driveway probably just needs a highly visible yield to pedestrian sign at the crosswalk with better pavement markings. A stop light is not necessary in my opinion; it would just back up thru traffic. It's only one hundred yards from the lighted crosswalk across Colonnade Center Dr at Six Forks

I agree, I think a light would congest traffic but better traffic markings would be highly effective.

The contractor is currently working on this one. The installation of pavement markings is weather dependent and as soon as the weather is favorable to install these markings it will be done and the pedestrian signals activated.

This should be done soon. With the weather improving the contractor will be striping starting this month, weather permitting. We'll close this one at this point but be assured the work will happen this spring.