Description

I live in Holladay and frequently enter the onramp from Big Cottonwood Rd (6200 S in Holladay) to NB I-215. The signage indicates that the traffic from Wasatch Blvd entering the same onramp should yield to the onramp from 6200 S in Holladay. People entering from Wasatch Blvd are often going very fast (especially during ski season) and frequently don't yield to the other vehicles entering onramp in spite of yield signs. I have seen >30 near-accidents in the past few years (including me and my wife). I believe two flashing yield sign would be appropriate to let the Wasatch lane see that they are to yield to the lower onramp with a blind spot.

I received the following reply from UDOT, but no action has been taken:

"In Numetric (crash history program) this northbound onramp to I-215 from Wasatch Blvd and Big Cottonwood Road shows a crash history of multiple front to rear and sideswipe crashes. I have put in Work Order #2017-18 instructing the Sign Crew to replace the existing outside shoulder "Yield" sign with a flashing "Yield" sign and to also add a "Yield Ahead" sign on each side of the road roughly 300 feet prior to the flashing "Yield" and existing regular "Yield signs. These new signs should cause the traffic that is required to yield to actually yield."

Please make the corrective actions as soon as possible