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I'm thrilled to see that the road paving is moving forward on the hardscrabble project as it has been suggested that we "wait and see" what engineering comes up with to resolve the traffic backlog from the HS to the circle but unfortunately the attempt to provide a right turn lane for buses from hardscrabble into the high school has cannibalized so much of the left onto King turn lane that AM traffic now backs clear to the traffic circle. Before you finish the paving project, can we please restore or even extend the original length of the left onto King turn lane? That would greatly improve the volume of traffic clearing the intersection at each light.
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Department of Transportation (Registered User)
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Traffic Engineering (Registered User)
Closed Scott Brunner (Registered User)
Good Morning,
First, I apologize for the delay in the response as it normally would have been responded to by our Engineering Design group, but thank you for your inquiry..
Although the new length of the westbound left-turn lane will actually be slightly longer than the original left-turn lane when the final striping is in place (underway now), your observation regarding the intersection of King Road @ Hardscrabble Road not really having any new geometric improvements or added capacity as part of the new Hardscrabble Road project is generally correct and on point. It is acknowledged that the signalized intersection of Hardscrabble @ King Road is a traffic bottleneck and its current design cannot adequately accommodate the peak hour demand, especially during school arrival and dismissal periods. There were turn lane improvements and approach widening considered as part of the Hardscrabble roundabout project, but the turn lane improvements triggered a significant amount of utility and drainage improvements that significantly increased the project cost beyond the available funding at the time. City staff wants to see this intersection improved, and is currently evaluating a few different options, and is leaning towards a roundabout solution that would most efficiently process traffic, especially during school times. There was also some consideration of having a free-flow lane exiting the roundabout to serve the high school. Such a project would need to be approved by the Mayor and Council as part of the City's Transportation Capital Improvement Program budget.
Thank you for your feedback, and if you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Scott Brunner, City Traffic Engineer
sbrunner@roswellgov.com