Today I was southbound at Adams and Bloomfield Road. I waited over two minutes to turn right (since there is a "No turn on red" sign there). Traffic on Bloomfield Road was minimal... hopefully a sensor is out or something to sense cars on Adams Street. FYI - Found this link thanks to Hotline in the HT!
Greetings! The traffic lights at the intersection of Walnut and old-37 on the north side of Bloomington seem to have a problem detecting large vehicles (I drive a Durango) on the west-bound side (east side of intersection). This problem has been ongoing since mid-summer when the first maintenance began on the traffic equipment at this intersection. The problem is most noticeable at night when no cars are in the east-bound lane to trip the light. At times I have waited up to 5 minutes and have had to just drive through the red light if no other cars come behind me or pull up on the east-bound lane to trip the light. Often I have to back up and move forwards again multiple times to trigger the light. I live near this intersection and have to drive it daily late at night so this has become a major nuisance. Thanks for your consideration of investigating this issue. Thanks, -Nathan
The traffic light at 6th and Walnut is about a half cycle out of sync with the rest of the Walnut street lights.
Traffic lights at 3rd and Bypass did not allow a left-hand turn (from eastbound 3rd to northbound Bypass) for several minutes (6:40am-6:45am Jan 2); left-hand arrow never appeared; other traffic was minimal/nonexistent.
Just moved to Bloomington to an apartment at 543 East Smith Avenue. The "crosswalk buttons" at Henderson & Atwater beep incessantly all day and all night. I'm not sure what information they could possibly provide to anyone with a sight or other disability since they are on constantly. The noise is very loud and makes it difficult to sleep or concentrate. Can something be done ASAP? Thanks, Paul Helmke
Turn arrow for northbound curry to westbound vernal comes on when no one is there.
I am contacting in order to complain about the traffic lights located at the intersections of 2nd and Walnut and 2nd and College Ave. I have reported this issue about a month ago and the issue was resolved quickly, however it has arose again. I am requesting that the crosswalk signals at both intersections be put into night mode so that the signal's beeping does not interfere with residents' sleep any longer. Please contact me as soon as possible when the issue is resolved.
The red light on Old 37 isn't changing. Some cars are choosing to run the red light. This intersection is an incredibly dangerous intersection to do that. Intersection at North Walnut and Old 37.
This light is getting stuck for SEVERAL minutes every morning. This is a very popular intersection for students trying to get to North in the mornings and this morning I witnessed several of these students trying to get accross that intersection between traffic even with the light being red. It stays at red for the Old 31 traffic for so long that traffic often backs up past Marlin Hills and up the very slick and dangerous hill east of Dunn Street. This is going to cause an accident if it isn't handled immediately. As a parent of a child trying to make this drive every morning as well as myself PLEASE get the timing corrected before someone is hurt.
Hi, I'm reporting this issue for a second time. The west-bound lane detector has been intermittently failing to detect vehicles since work started on this intersection in the summer of 2012. I think Tuesday night this week I pulled up behind a half-dozen cars and watched as each had to drive through the red light (turning left onto Walnut) because the light would not turn green for east-west traffic. The problem is intermittent. Since reporting this problem 2 weeks ago I have found that it won't detect my car if I stop at the new stop line. I have to pull ahead past it, and that still doesn't guarantee it will always work. Thanks, -Nathan