For those of us who need that light to get out of the large apartment complex on Hickory, the light is staying green longer which is really important to us. I don't see anything wrong with the new cycle.

In addition, with school beginning, you have many children (30+) who use that corner as their bus stop each day. It's safer now that the light cycle is more even for both directions.

The problem is that the SENSOR does not work which causes the light to change even if there is no one waiting at the secondary road or stays green for the secondary road long after it has cleared.

Agree with Michael. Backups between Cedar Lane and Sunny Spring are occurring frequently.

Perhaps it is an intended change with the sensor, rather than a malfunction. We will see what HWYS decide to do. It would be helpful if the reasoning could be explained either way.

This malfunction was already reported and a repair order was issued. The change was not intended.

Hickory Ridge is the heavier path of traffic, and stopping it in favor of the cross street (Martin road and Poplar Glen apartments—or has the name changed since I lived there?) when there are no cars waiting there, is definitely a glitch.

If the apartments need a longer green after an actual car triggers the change, that would be a separate issue requiring reprogramming of the light. The current issue is likely a embedded road sensor damaged by the recent repaving project.

It's called Eaves apartments now. Thanks re: the green light exiting the complex being a separate issue on reprogramming, I'll keep that in mind.

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