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New Traffic Pattern and Street Construction

5 Responses to “New Traffic Pattern and Street Construction”

1. waittilnextyr Says:
   October 17th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

   It would seem that if you are in the left hand lane inbound on Middlesex street, there should be a green arrow to control the traffic flow to avoid the conflict, or else inbound on Middlesex should be forced to turn right on Gorham outbound, and then circle around with a left onto Appleton and a left onto Central. The latter may not be desired because it would not separate the inbound traffic onto both Appleton and Middlesex, as the Middlesex traffic would rejoin the flow on the short stretch of Appleton between Gorham and Central.

   I don’t know why the city does not have more widespread use of left turn arrows at key intersections, such as at Andover and Nesmith streets outbound from Church street, as well as other places in the city. They are used at more minor intersections such as those on the French street extension.

2. Right in Lowell Says:
   October 17th, 2007 at 4:22 pm

   I’d venture to say that the city of Lowell has the most archaic and asinine street light system in the country. Forget left-turn arrows. How about automatic lights so you don’t have to waste time stopped for traffic that doesn’t exist.

   And in the rare cases where the city does have lights with censors, they’re not set up to favor the major flow of traffic. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stopped on Thorndike Street for imaginary train station traffic late at night.

   By the time they get around to fixing that Central Street issue, we’ll be flying Jetson-like spaceships around town.

3. Prince Charming Says:
   October 17th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

   Now the hookahs are gonna have to work both sides of the street.

4. -b Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 11:15 pm

   I went down Middlesex the other way tonight. No hookahs anywhere. What a let down…

   I took a left turn onto Central. Seemed a little suicidal. Had a guy come straight at me from Green Street before he swerved around me to head outbound on Middlesex.

   I hope that cop hangs out there for a while. I see allot of fender benders happening there over the short term.

5. Right in Lowell Says:
   October 19th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

   What an ill-conceived, poorly planned, atrociously executed idea. -b is right. That’s going to be accident central over there. No lights, people turning from everywhere, no clearly marked lanes (wouldn’t want to disrupt the “historic” cobblestone). How on earth can the city justify making that change without first making the proper traffic control adjustments?

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