As the holiday season winds down, twinkling lights are replaced by traffic ones.
The Post Road/Imperial Avenue/Myrtle Avenue intersection sports a ton of new signals (and new crosswalks). The just-installed lights are not yet activated.
Continuing the Christmas theme though, they’re red and green.
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It’s just more for the cyclists and motorists to run through. 🙂
You said it, Matt. A surprisingly large percentage of those drivers wishing to take a right on Myrtle from the Post Road simply regard the “No Turn on Red” sign as a serving suggestion. That includes school busses.
§Anybody remember old radio’s midnight (?) thriller “LIGHTS OUT” ?
Please advise. Thanks. & Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
s/Noel E. PARMENTEL Jr///NoelJr@OptOnline.Net [on 9th Day of Christmas]
Just another waste of money that will improve nothing and may, in fact, hinder traffic and safety at that intersection.
Where in hell was the demostrated need for such crap?
There need not be demonstrated need; the only need required is the need to spread pork. The same behavior can be seen here in Westport as a direct result of the intense desire to spend OPM.
Does anyone know what ever happened to the idea of improving (somehow – not sure it’s even possible) the intersection by Daybreak Nursery? I live in that area and go through that intersection several times per day. It often takes a good five minutes to get through during heavy traffic hours (and often includes witness to all kinds of lunacy and horn honking and certain suggestive hand gestures!). I know work is about to begin on the intersection at Clinton Ave/Main Street, but have heard nothing for years about the Daybreak intersection.