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Lanes turning left off Varsity need the advance light (mainly heading north east). This has been the scene of many wreaks and way too many near misses. You have to pull into traffic to see around those turning left for opposite direction. Then gun the engine to try and get across the lane in case someone is coming at you. Before Centennial Campus was as populated it would have been fine but is terrible now
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C S (Visitante)
Reconhecida Bonner Gaylord - Raleigh City Council - District E (Utilizador Registado)
Reconhecida Bonner Gaylord - Raleigh City Council - District E (Utilizador Registado)
Response from the City of Raleigh's Public Works Department:
As a little background this intersection falls on the NCDOT State Highway System however the City maintains this intersection for the State under a municipal agreement. At some point medians designed and installed on both approaches of Varsity. At the time the volumes were substantially lower (Centennial Campus was barely developed) and the design functioned well. As traffic volumes increased on Avent Ferry and Varsity (due to the development of Centennial Campus) the geometric setup (negative offset) combined with the short signal phase for Varsity has made turning left onto Avent Ferry more difficult in peak hours. The high angle crashes at this intersection have increased with volume however this intersection still has a low severity index and crashes per million vehicle miles. The City has a High Hazard Location program to address the most dangerous locations (intersections) in the City limit. The locations are determined by compilation of various reported crash data. This location is not on the list (the 2008 list had 77 locations). That said City staff has taken steps to decrease the frequency of high angle crashes at this intersection. A red light running camera was installed and early indications show a decrease in crashes. In addition staff has been working on a memo/study to improve the signal phasing to reduce the possible conflicts per cycle. Since this location does fall on the State System, City staff can not implement the changes unless NCDOT concurs. We are finalizing our report and hope to send it to the NCDOT Division office shortly for consideration. The City just maintains the signals at this intersection and all changes signal or infrastructure (tweaking the median) would need to be approved by the State.
Reconhecida donna.hale (Utilizador Registado)
Additional comment from the City of Raleigh's Public Works Department:
Staff has been looking at this intersection (Avent Ferry and Varsity) for several years. The City installed a Red Light Camera to help combat the high angle crashes associated with red light running. We have seen a decrease in these types of collisions. In addition the median layout on both Varsity Drive approaches combined with the roadway geometry, and a significant increase in traffic to/from Centennial campus, have created a less then ideal situation. City staff has looked at tweaking the signal phasing to allow left turning traffic to egress for Varsity Drive minimizing the conflicts with through traffic. This location (intersection) does fall on the NC State Highway System so we have been running simulation models to come up with a phase or two that will have little impact on the intersection’s level of service for Avent Ferry. Avent Ferry has very high volume of traffic and NCDOT would most likely shoot down any City proposal that would severely impact this. We believe we have an acceptable solution and will be working with NCDOT in the next months seeking approval. Upon approval the City will implement the changes hopefully reducing (even further) the high angle collisions at this location.
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