closed #186146
Traffic Signals
1313 E Matlock Rd, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
- Case Date:
- 10/30/2023
The traffic light is down and it caused a huge traffic
The traffic light is down and it caused a huge traffic
I was facing East on Indiana 45 and turning left (North) onto Kinser Pike. I didn't make the green left turn arrow and ended up in the middle of the intersection waiting to make an unprotected left. My light turned red but oncoming traffic still had a green, the oncoming turn lane got a green arrow. I was unable to clear the intersection, was unable to back up with cars behind me, and was blocking traffic from Kinser Pike when they got a green light. This is dangerous, I had assumed that oncoming traffic also had a red and would stop (as it had been for years), I was starting to clear the intersection by making the left when I realized oncoming cars weren't stopping. A turn lane where unprotected turns are allowed should not get a red while oncoming traffic still has a green.
The turn lights are very short. They only let maybe 3 cars through before it changes. This is especially an issue in the mornings when traffic is heavy. The worst light is when you pull out of Kroger and head towards 45 bypass
The light at the intersection of Union and 10th has a turn arrow. Last summer the turn arrow stopped working. I assumed it was due to reduced traffic from fewer students. But it's approaching a year and the arrow still does not work. P.S. There are potholes in the left turn lane on Union, turning East onto 10th. They make that turn really rough.
Bottom of crosswalk broken out / missing and wires exposed.
The "walk" signals for crossing Third Street at High and Bryan Avenues never gave us the walk signal despite having pressed the pedestrian crossing buttons several times, and sitting through several cycles of the stoplight(s). This was both crossing Third Street heading north onto Bryan, as well as crossing Third Street south onto High.
The traffic light on E 3rd St and High St facing East (for people driving west on 3rd St) has the left turn arrow signal out
The left turn arrow light heading west on Third onto high street (turning to go south) seems to be out.
The audio indicators for blind people are not working on this intersection. A person who is blind tells me she has submitted this before and they fixed it, but it has gone out more than once and she's frustrated.
This morning when I came through Bloomington, the traffic signals on College Ave from 6th to 3rd Streets were totally out of sync and I got stopped at a red light for a full cycle at each light.