I use walker ave or garland st. To avoid this. Helps alot. Although a left turn lane would be nice it will never happen. The road isn’t wide enough and the city would have to buy property to build it which the planning would be minimum 2 years plus build time.

I understand not being able to do a turn lane but at the very least, prohibit left turns during the busiest times. I have seen multiple accidents at this intersection in the past couple of weeks. It’s always been bad but it’s getting worse.

Thanks for reporting this to the City of Lincoln. This request has been given to Traffic staff to review.

Prohibiting left turns would either force cars to intersections only controlled by signs (which is less safe) or will cause them unknowingly to have to go straight and then have to find a way back to get to the direction they want to go - not ideal. Just my two cents.

Sara,

The City of Lincoln does not install 15-minute turn prohibition signs.

On May 5th, 2021, a 12-hour study, from 6:30 am – 6:30 pm was conducted at N 70th Street and Leighton Avenue. The study included counts for each vehicle movement (through/turn) and recorded them in 15-minute intervals. Based on the vehicle volumes, turn pockets are not warranted at this time. Additionally, the street width in its current build does not provide enough room for turn pockets.

If you find this route undesirable during these 15-minute periods, please consider using an alternative route.

Tim Hunt
Senior Traffic Technician | Traffic Engineering
City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities