this intersection is crazy!

the issue is unresolved

Can you describe more specifically the delayed light issue?

Yes. Needham Street (East-West), Oak Street (North-South), and Christina
Street (North-South) meet at a slightly jogged 4-way intersection. When
the light turns green for drivers going North or South, the drivers
turning east off Oak and the drivers turning west off Christina must
cross each other. Both sets of drivers are making left turns, so neither
have the right of way, although the drivers coming from Oak Street do
not behave that way. Drivers turning from Christina Street have to take
their lives into their hands to turn. In addition, pedestrians cross
Needham Street here at the same green light. A delayed green for the
drivers entering the intersection from Oak Street would make this a much
safer intersection.

Has the town recently evaluated the timing issues at this intersection?

Does anyone here have a contact there who they could call, and see if any reports have been done about this? If not, I'm willing to check in and see.

Jessica,
I set up alerts for Mayor Cohen and two of his staff members--Maureen Grimaldi and Jeremy Solomon. They should receive email alerts now regarding issues in the area.

Has there been any progress on this issue?
Regards,
Jennifer

don't close this ticket. This is an accident waiting to happen.

This has been my pet peeve for years. The city says its a state issue. I heard talk of resigning the intersection etc. No need to. Just make it a 3 light cycle intersection. A Green for both ways on Needham. A Green for Oak Street, then a Green for Christina. Having the Oak and Christina traffic on the same Green is the problem with this crazy intersection.

The city will tell you this is a state issue.

At some point in the near future, the City of Newton is supposed to take control/ownership of Needham Street back from the state of MA. I'm not quite sure when that's supposed to happen - maybe someone from city hall can chirp in here?

Hopefully, once that happens, they (the city) can finally do something about this intersection, as well as the traffic flow on the rest of the Needham Street. Re-painting the lane lines would be a good first project.

That would be much better if the City got control of this intersection. Then we would have a better chance of getting someone to fix it I believe. Thanks for the info Mick.