City, INDOT retiming traffic signals along northern, eastern corridors
The City of Fort Wayne has been working with the Indiana Department of Transportation to retime the traffic signals along corridors in north and east Fort Wayne, including US 27/Lima Road and State Road 930/Coliseum Boulevard.
These changes will start Monday, April 6 around 9 a.m.
Using updated vehicle counts, INDOT and the City will adjust the traffic signal timing patterns for the following corridors:
· SR 930/Coliseum Boulevard from Sherman Boulevard to the K-Mart East shopping center entrance
· US 27/Lima Road from Fernhill Avenue to the Interstate 69 ramp
· Coldwater Road from Clinton Street to I-69 ramp
· Clinton from Coldwater to Washington Center Road
· Parnell Avenue from Spy Run Avenue Extended to Clinton
· Anthony Boulevard from Crescent Avenue to Coliseum
· Crescent from Anthony to Hobson Road
· Hobson/St. Joe Road from Trier Road to St. Joe Center Road
· Washington Center Road/St. Joe Center from Coldwater Crossing shopping center to St. Joe Road
These changes are part of a 4-year schedule where INDOT adjusts traffic signals' timing. Since the City's corridors and INDOT's corridors cross, traffic lights must be synchronized together.
“Traffic lights are one of the most efficient ways to move large volumes of traffic on our streets, but only when they are timed appropriately for the number of vehicles,” Mayor Tom Henry said. “These changes will reduce congestion at intersections, improve air quality from fewer tailpipe emissions and even save drivers money as they spend less time idling at intersections. I know we've gotten some complaints about the timing of some of these lights and this could take care of some of these concerns.”
As part of these timing changes, the state will change the phasing sequence at several signals on SR 930/Coliseum Blvd. Called “lead-lag arrows,” a left-turn arrow in one direction will come on with the through-traffic signal, then the through traffic will go in both directions and conclude with the through and left-turn traffic in the other direction. Currently these intersections have the left-turning traffic going at the same time.
These intersections where the phasing sequence will change are Coliseum and:
· Sherman Boulevard
· Lima Road
· Glenbrook Square Mall
· Clinton Street
· Parnell Avenue
· Paul Shaffer Drive
· Anthony Boulevard
· Crescent Avenue
· Hobson Road
· Vance Avenue
· State Boulevard
· Delaware Street
· Lake Avenue
· Former Value City shopping center entrance
· K-Mart East shopping center entrance
This change will provide better movement of vehicles on SR 930/Coliseum but will require drivers to pay attention to the new signal cycles, especially for people who are accustomed to traffic signal patterns on their daily commutes.
Drivers with questions or concerns about traffic signals can call 427-1172.