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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #199084

Traffic Related Complaints:

Other: I use this route to take my children to school every single day of the week. I have noticed that if a vehicle is turning left from either direction off of E 10th Street they usually have to wait for oncoming traffic that is going straight through the light. This backup undoubtedly causes panic and frustration in drivers trying to make it to work or school in time because the line can be quite long. The solution for most drivers that I've noticed is to go straight through the light utilizing the Right Only turn lane. It doesn't take a genius to realize what can happen when someone unexpectedly blows through an intersection. The other issue is if the car turns left then you have 2 cars simultaneously going straight through an area that is meant to be one car. Today alone I watched 4 cars use the right lane one after another and almost cause a multi-car crash. This is especially dangerous because this area has a high volume of pedestrians feet away who are trying to make it to classes at IU. I have personally witnessed and almost been part of more accidents going in both directions at this intersection than anywhere in my entire life. I would like to offer some solutions rather than just complain. 1. Have a designated left turn lane instead of a right turn that people will inevitably blow through. 2. Add a left turn signal so one car don't hold up all of the traffic on that entire road causing people to get upset. 3. If you don't want to do either of those then at least install a sign that states the right turn lane is ONLY for right turns because people obviously don't understand what an arrow on the ground means. 4. Post a police officer here for about a week and I bet you'll see some changes. He is going to be busy though with all of the traffic violations witnessed. I would generally not even give this a second thought, but I travel this road everyday with my children to and from school. It is actually mind blowing how many close call accidents I have witnessed at this exact spot. Please look into this matter for the safety and well-being of your community. Thank you for listening and have a great day!

Assigned to
Neil Kopper
Complaint Type
Pavement Markings

History

10/29/2024 11:48:23 Closed by Michael Stewart

Good morning, This intersection is INDOT controlled and the city does not have jurisdiction over it. However, INDOT does have a planned project in this area that will address the concerns that you have reported, including adding dedicated turn lanes. You can read more about the project at the link below- the Public Hearing Exhibit 3 will show the proposed changes to the intersection: https://www.in.gov/indot/about-indot/central-office/welcome-to-the-seymour-district/sr-45-10th-street-and-pete-ellis-drive-intersection-and-sr-45-10th-street-added-travel-lanes,-bloomington/

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=199084 Closed by Michael Stewart Good morning, This intersection is INDOT controlled and the city does not have jurisdiction over it. However, INDOT does have a planned project in this area that will address the concerns that you have reported, including adding dedicated turn lanes. You can read more about the project at the link below- the Public Hearing Exhibit 3 will show the proposed changes to the intersection: https://www.in.gov/indot/about-indot/central-office/welcome-to-the-seymour-district/sr-45-10th-street-and-pete-ellis-drive-intersection-and-sr-45-10th-street-added-travel-lanes,-bloomington/

10/29/2024 11:10:55 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Neil Kopper

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=199084 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

10/29/2024 10:41:24 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=199084 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

10/29/2024 10:41:24 Opened by Anonymous

Discovery Pkwy & 10th St

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.171482086182
Longitude-86.495452880859

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