Obviously, this was stimulus money not well spent.

You paved Mulvey, but ignored the worst intersection in the city.

Great waste of borrowed China money.

Thanks!

Mulvey is a city street and is not within Road Commission jurisdiction, so it was not paved by the Road Commission with economic stimulus funds.

The Utica from 14 Mile to north of 15 Mile resurfacing project was chosen from a pool of projects submitted to the Federal Aid Committee for Economic Stimulus funding. Not all areas could be considered for this program as each project had to be shovel-ready and able to be obligated for funding prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Oh well. I apologize about Mulvey. That was city money that was wasted on that.

I guess we can't count on the stimulus money to be used for anything stimulating - like fixing Fraser's primary intersection, improving the downtown look, and making people want to drive into the city.

Wasn't that the whole purpose of the stimulus money? To actual stimulate business activity?

Never mind - I give up

Because progress sometimes requires learning new things.

I know what a blinking yellow light means, and I learned to drive 30+ years ago.

The 14 and Utica intersection blinking yellow saves me a lot of time, but you do have to be observant, put the cell phone down, and pay attention.

http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9615_44557_44566_50973-157528--,00.html

cut and paste this link in your web browser or go to www.michigan.gov/mdot and search for "yellow turn signal" for information on how these new signals work.

I'm all for these lights. Yes, they take some getting used to, but the benefits of keeping traffic flowing at that intersection for north/south drivers especially is great.

If I am correct, the cameras that are at the top of the poles have something to do with the management of these now "intelligent" signals.

It appears they are going in at 15 and Schoenherr too.

Haha, no comments because I avoid this intersection as much as possible. In my opinion still the worst sequence of lights that I have ever experienced. Now, they just changed the lights at 15 Mile and Schoenherr and they work beautifully. Great sequence, has greatly enhanced the traffic flow and was a great change overall. Perhaps whoever installed the 14 Mile/Utica lights should take a close look and consider making the same changes.

The sequence of the 14 Mile/Utica intersection is awful. I drove through there recently only because I had no other choice and the red and yellow arrows went through two different cycles while I was waiting for traffic. Each sequence was different -- one time the yellow arrow went to green and one time it went to red. Now, how am I supposed to know which cycle the light is on if I am only waiting for one cycle. It is too confusing. Furthermore, it is the only light that I know of that does that. The intersection further up the road at 15 Mile/Utica is once again totally different! How about some consistency and less confusion, huh??

The reason for your center turn angst come from cars that are turning left that stop at the light before cars going straight in the opposite direction stop. The light will then give the left turn car(s) a green arrow first since they had been waiting longer. Otherwise, the light will go as normal with the left turn getting a blinking yellow and a green at the end. The 14 & Garfield signal is exactly the same (so there is at least one other light that does this, and I'm sure there are others ;)).
If you haven't driven this way in awhile, then you obviously have not seen how the light works. Believe me (or don't believe me, I really don't care), the sequencing kinks have been pretty much worked out and traffic flow has been much better. The light stays green long enough for waiting traffic to get through (weather permitting) now, which is how it is suppose to work. You better get used to the new lights, since they are going up all over the U.S.

I understand your frustration, but I'm not sure what else can be done other than to educate drivers like yourself to learn how the lights work. Merry Christmas! (and I'll leave it open just for you!)