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I am writing to request left-turn green arrow light signals for the Eastbound/Westbound traffic on Raven Ridge Rd at Falls of Neuse Rd. This area is growing, increased traffic, especially during morning and afternoon work commute. I am concerned about increased traffic leading to more potential close calls/accidents. Perhaps even protected turn option during commute times only? the City of Raleigh said as of 8/1/18 the area can be reevaluated since it has been over a year since last traffic study.
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Alice Turner (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
JM Hawkins (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Deborah (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
William Woody (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
JodiB (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
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Ray (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Recent neighbor post on Next Door:
Raven Ridge was backed up to the lake last night during rush hour - but sure, we don’t need a left turn arrow.... 😳
This left turn situation from Raven Ridge onto Falls of Neuse north bound is appalling. Even a leading green might alleviate some of the issue. Even for a seasoned driver this left turn is daunting. Many drivers end up turning on red. Let’s divert some funding from the bike lane projects or other lesser project to address this situation.
Resident (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Residents in North Raleigh should not have to bare the burden for commuter traffic from Wake Forest.
I have zero faith in the DOT and the engineers who have conducted the traffic studies for traffic flow north of 540. The intersection at Litchford Rd. for the new Olives Shopping Center is a perfect example.
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Resident (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
The tax paying citizens of Raleigh should not have to bare the burden of widening FON plus the impact to property values to accommodate commuter traffic from Wake Forest.
Hopefully the City of Raleigh and DOT will see the wisdom in widening 98 in an effort to ease the congestion on FON.
Residents ITB have been successful in campaigning against the widening of Ridge Rd. and residents on FON should be accommodated the same courtesy.
William Woody (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Look, it is inevitable that as people move to Raleigh, and as people have children who stay in Raleigh, that the area will grow--and either forcing people in Wake Forest to pay a toll whenever they want to drive to Raleigh, or forcing all traffic onto an alternate route (Capital?) is just kicking the can down the road. Worse, it invites further congestion with NIBYism, since people will simply consider congestion and tolls a price to pay to get to work, rather than as a discouragement from traveling--precisely the sort of stupidity I left California four years ago to escape.
And I don't think anyone here is asking for something as radical as limiting growth or restricting traffic along what has become key transportation corridors between Wake Forest and Raleigh.
I think all most of us want fixed is to resolve the rather dangerous intersection along Falls of Neuse and Raven Ridge--especially in light of increasing traffic flows during rush hour. Heck, you could fix some of the problems simply by widening Raven Ridge for the last 200 yards before the intersection to install a dedicated right-turn lane, and fix others by changing that perpetually flashing yellow turn signal when going northbound along Falls of Neuse into a dedicated turn signal. (Heck, for north-bound travelers on Falls of Neuse, the turn signal is already there; it should just be a matter of reprogramming it.)
Of course you still have the small hump in Falls of Neuse which makes visibility for on-coming traffic when traveling east/west along Raven Ridge to contend with; that's just begging for an auto accident as someone makes a left turn while someone else traveling straight can't see each other until the last possible moment. But even that can be fixed by creating a dedicated left-turn signal when turning from Raven Ridge in either direction onto Falls of Neuse.
Resident (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
We elected not to build in WF and chose the City of Raleigh and paid the price.
Fast forward and Wakefield Plantation was developed dumping more cars on FON and then decades later Heritage. Seems Wake Forest residents want to enjoy the quiet life with larger homes at a different price point and not be burdened with City of Raleigh taxes.
Simply put, the taxpayers of Raleigh should not have to bare the burden for road improvements to accommodate commuter traffic from WF to Raleigh. As a former resident of CA you can appreciate that in that state there is not forced busing or constant re-districting of the public school system. Perhaps with the officials in over seeing the Wake County School District could see the wisdom in neighborhood schools it would go a long way toward reducing commuter traffic. In the summer the traffic on FON is not nearly as congested.
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