Curious about construction? Traffic light too long? Ask the Road Crew, 1 p.m.
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Good morning -- David Wrone (St. Louis County) and Amanda Brauer (St. Charles County) are not able to join us today. If you have questions for either one of them, though, please feel free to submit them and I will collect them and share the questions with them. They'll share responses on a future chat room. Thanks! Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications -
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What are your thoughts on disabling the left turn arrow for east and westbound Chippewa at Creighton Dr.? Since the Schnucks at that location closed and the furniture store generates very little traffic, us motorists are waiting needlessly to go straight. The arrow comes on first for about a minute then the other green to go straight. This is 7 days a week. Thanks for your time.
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After checking with our traffic team, it turns out that this signal is maintained by the city of Shrewsbury. You would have to reach out to them for any changes. You can reach them: Report Concern City of Shrewsbury, Missouri. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Hello.My queston is for everyone.I am from St. louis. I currently live in Los Angeles.Iam a Signal Systems Electrician for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.I assist in maintaining over 4,000 intersections.We use 2070 controllers at our intersections.We use loop detection at over 95% of our intersections.We use some video detection ,primarily on bridges/overpasses.My question is what type of controllers and detection do you use?
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From our traffic management team, we use a variety of signal detection technologies. This includes induction loops, video detection and radar. While we do not have an exact percentage, our team has been moving more and more toward video detection. We use a number of National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol/National Electrical Manufacturers Association compliant signal controller brands. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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MoDOT considers flashing yellow arrows when there are no more than two opposing lanes that traffic would need to cross. Since there are three lanes heading northbound, this area doesn't meet the requirements for a flashing yellow arrow. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communciations
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According to our traffic experts, the design of traffic signals at an intersection takes into account a number of factors, to include the distance from the signal head to the stop bar, intersection width and the like. We also strive to design and construct our projects in the most cost-efficient manner. We do use a single signal post with more than one mast arm if it makes sense from a cost and operational standpoint, but we typically don't design for the unlikely scenario where a crash will take out the traffic signals. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Thanks for hosting these chats. I live in off of Neosho in the Southampton neighborhood. There are two issues that I hope you can address. The first is at Hampton and Neosho, specifically the St. Louis Pizza and Wings. Both their delivery drivers and customers drive east on Neosho when turning left out of their lot even though it is a one-way street going west. This happens multiple times a week where I have to yield to a driver going the wrong way on a one-way street. Can a No Left Turn sign and a Do Not Enter sign be placed in the appropriate spots to deter this?
Second at the corner of Neosho and Nottingham there are no parking signs on both sides of Neosho. However, cars park here all of the time. I have had near misses as well as witnessed others because you cannot see around the illegally parked cars when turning onto Nottingham. Can bollards be installed at both corners to prevent the illegal parking?
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Thanks for sharing your concern. We will have a crew look into the best placement of a No Left Turn sign at this location. Also, we will work with the business owners to share with employees and drivers Neosho is a One-Way Street.I will share the parking concern with the Parking Commission to determine the best resolution to the concern at Neosho and Nottingham.Once again thanks for sharing your concerns with the City Streets Department. Betherny Williams – Director of Streets. -
My question primarily affects people who live in the Skinker DeBaliviere area. The traffic light on eastbound Forest Park Parkway turning left and north onto Des Peres is extremely long - frequently with no oncoming (westbound) traffic. Is there a way to adjust the light based on traffic flow? As it stands, people frequently run the red arrow out of frustration which could become dangerous.
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Sorry if this has been addressed before, but are there any plans to fix Mattis Road? The spots where they have had to repair pipes and then cover the pavement back up are terrible. People are bottoming-out on them. Super bumpy, all the way from Ambs to Tesson Ferry.
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