Poor rush hour turn signal timing Archived

3400 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, Florida Show on Map Hide Map
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Issue ID:

4973861

Submitted To:

Traffic Signals

Category:

Traffic/Pedestrian Signal

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Neighborhood:

311GNVPolice Sector 2

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Description

Please, please look into the morning rush hour traffic light cycle at Archer and 34th again. The Southbound 34th left arrow to turn east onto archer comes at the beginning of the cycle instead of after the opposite turn and the lanes crossing straight. This means that the people trying to turn onto Archer are getting backed up immediately behind the cars who were already on Archer and just barely made it through the light at 34th. This again causes less cars to make it through each turn signal and creates a backlog. 

Interestingly, the reverse is also true at 5pm...the northbound to west left-turn lane goes first when all traffic is headed westbound. Less of an issue than the morning, though. I recommend swapping the order of the turn signals between the am and the pm rush hours.

The adjacent light at windmeadows and 34th is also frequently red in the morning when the light is green at Archer, compounds the problem.

Thanks for your help!

also asked...
Q. Please select the problem occurring with the traffic signal.
A. Cycle/timing issue
Q. Which direction is the problem?
A. North-South

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  • 311GNV (Registered User)

  • Closed Public Works Department (Primary) (Registered User)

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