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Thank you for contacting the City of Huntsville - Traffic Engineering. The protected left turn movement that you are speaking of is protected only. Meaning that a driver may only turn when given a green arrow. To make the change you are requesting to a Protected/Permissive left turn a sight distance study would have to be performed as well as an accident history report. Since this intersection is part of an upcoming US HWY 72 widening project we feel it is best to leave this intersection's left turns as they are at this time. We understand that during certain parts of the day this could lead to some delay as drivers are waiting to turn, but with the upcoming project and the high speed and volume of approaching traffic it is best to not make any changes here. Staff will review the timings of the intersection and see if there are some off peak times that the signal can be allowed to cycle faster to serve that left turn and other movements in the coming weeks. Thank you again for contacting the City of Huntsville - Traffic Engineering.