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Will ANYONE Take Action on Atwater and Division?! Open

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Many years ago, I know the section of Division Street from Atwater to Pershing was rebuilt and widened. Sadly, the work done was insufficient and now motorists must suffer daily with dangerous traffic backups at the intersection of Atwater and Division that officials in both Derby and Ansonia should ALREADY be on top of! However, I see no sign of it.

It may be a State road (legally) and perhaps when the work was done there was an assumption that by now the long promised Southbound Route 8 exit ramp at Pershing would be constructed and open taking a ton of traffic out of that residential neighborhood.

Sadly, here we are in 2016 and the state continues to "study" the addition of this much needed ramp. So, vehicles wishing to get to the Pershing and Division commercial district (which is MUCH larger than it was a decade ago) have to get off Seymour Avenue (Exit 17) and make their way down a RESIDENTIAL portion of Atwater to get to Division. (I would HATE to live there)

What we are left with is car piling up on top of the hill all day. The green light at Cumberland Farms is not long enough to clear the entire cue so it can take 2-3 cycles to get all the cars lined up through the intersection at Pershing. BAD.

Also, there is no right turn lane onto Pershing so those wanting to turn right have to wait in line behind those who wish to continue on Division. BAD AGAIN.

Third, people turning right on Division feel the need to often STOP and look down towards CVS before turning even though they have a green light. This causes half the cars that could get through the intersection to be able to before the light turns red again. BAD A THIRD TIME.

I realize the real solution to this is to get the state working on the Northbound Pershing ramp but that is still many years away.

What can be done NOW? Can the State be ask to lengthen the green signal at Pershing at certain times of the day (7-9 am and 4-6pm) so the "pileup" can be reduced?

People often get stuck in the middle of the Atwater/Division intersection and someone is going to get killed.


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