Traffic on the new Shantz Hill alignment is interesting - instead of a T intersection at the bottom, with Fountain, it's now a big curve. You turn right (if coming down the hill) onto Fountain; otherwise you just automatically curve around to the left.
The timing of the lights is terrible; I pushed the crosswalk button and I (one person) ended up being responsible for setting the whole thing up at a total standstill for like a minute. People were honking trying to figure out why no one was going. I really think a flag person/"traffic cop" would do wonders here for flow during construction.
On the topic of the crosswalk button thing, I always cringe when traffic is a little too busy at Weber/Spur Line trail, and I have to push the button. I end up stopping like 50 cars for an inordinate amount of time - I'm long gone and people are still stopped, idling. I don't know what the solution is...
The timing of the lights is terrible; I pushed the crosswalk button and I (one person) ended up being responsible for setting the whole thing up at a total standstill for like a minute. People were honking trying to figure out why no one was going. I really think a flag person/"traffic cop" would do wonders here for flow during construction.
On the topic of the crosswalk button thing, I always cringe when traffic is a little too busy at Weber/Spur Line trail, and I have to push the button. I end up stopping like 50 cars for an inordinate amount of time - I'm long gone and people are still stopped, idling. I don't know what the solution is...