I agree this is a big problem. It is compounded by the fact that traffic eastbound on Womack get green while westbound on Womack has red, so westbound traffic wanting to turn south on Ch-Dunwoody may never get a chance to turn.

I suggest that westbound traffic on Womack needs a left turn lane and left turn signal.

I agree. The arrow is an easy and inexpensive remedy. A westbound turning lane would be ideal but will likely require a traffic study and more extensive review before it could possibly be done.

This would be a waste of time without a left turn lane. What if the first person in line is going straight? Left turns come on at the same time, so nobody could go

I agree with guest -- we need the left turn lane at the west end of Womack. Then the lights can be set for left turn off of Womack at the same time cars can do a left from Ashford Center Pkwy onto Ch- Dunwoody north. then both roads can have the green for straight traffic.

Thanks to all for the comments. A left turn lane would be needed in order to make the left turn arrow effective. The city will have to plan to add the turn lane as a future capital project. In the interim the city has adjusted the timing of the light between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to better accommodate school traffic. The timing remains the same during the morning and afternoon commute so that the signal can stay in coordination with the signal at Mount Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody.

The city also plans to remove the right turn restriction by improving the visibility to the south as part of an upcoming sidewalk project.

An idea I suggested in my original comment that would be something you could do NOW to improve the situation is to make each direction of traffic at that intersection exclusive, particularly east & west on Womack Rd. and Ashford center parkway. That way, westbound traffic would not be hindered by eastbound traffic. (Green light is exclusive to one direction at a time.)

Thanks to the Public Works for looking further in to this problem. Let's hope the change in lights during the time school gets out will help. I occasionally pick up my child at Dunwoody Elementary, and going west on Womack can be tough some times. However, the trip that was burned in my memory was the one I made last spring when we had the snow storm. We spent more than one hour on Womack between DHS and Ch-Dunwoody, mostly stopped with occasional creeping along.
It wasn't until we finally got within a block of Chamblee Dunwoody that I realized what the problem was -- cars ahead of me trying to turn left onto Ch-Dunwoody were holding up all the traffic behind them. During some green lights, only one car would make it.

We need the Police depart to have someone man that intersection to keep traffic flowing (as much as possible in those conditions) should there be another weather problem. Once the lights and turn lanes are repaired, things should go better.

Yes, having a police officer there during key times (morning rush hour and 3-5 pm after-school hours would be a huge step in keeping traffic moving safely. As for an actual turn lane, if we had a few seconds of left-turn and straight traffice (i.e., holding the eastbound traffic for a few more seconds), it would solve much of the problem.

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I realize this was closed because the bigger solution was agreed to be added to the list of Capital Projects. I understand adding a turning lane westbound is needed in order to make the left turn arrow practical. However, I suggested a short-term solution that would cost virtually nothing and that was to provide exclusive green lights to east and westbound traffic. The problem is that westbound traffic cannot make a left turn when eastbound traffic continues to have a green light. Simply make eastbound and westbound green lights exclusive. That way, westbound traffic can turn left, go straight or turn right without hindrance from eastbound traffic. The same goes for the opposite. Timing may need to be adjusted for different times of the day but should operate 24/7.

The City of Dunwoody has received this issue. It is registered as service request # 2345. Currently, we are working on this issue. Please check back for status updates.

Giving exclusive green lights to eastbound and westbound would take green time away from Chamblee a Dunwoody Road which carries the majority of the traffic. This would not improve the overall efficiency of the intersection.

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It may not improve the overall efficiency of the intersection, but it would temporarily solve the original problem of no left turn arrow for westbound traffic.