Description
Metro Plaza construction site added extremely wide pedestrian walkway, taking over an entire traffic lane. The result is an extremely sharp jog in traffic lanes within the 4th Street/Marin intersection with a SB left turn lane. Bicycles will share the walkway with pedestrians. The southbound left turn lane has been reduced in length so only two vehicles can fit while waiting for on-coming traffic to lighten up to make the turn - causing a back up to the single southbound lane. At the north end of the construction site, it also has a jog with three lanes having to make the abrupt adjustments upon exiting or entering the intersection at Sixth Street. Vehicles travel at fast speeds, not always staying in the lane they should be in. It could be a matter of time with head on collisions or pedestrians scrambling to maneuver through the area.
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Jersey City, NJ (Verified Official)
KathrynM (Registered User)
KathrynM (Registered User)
KathrynM (Registered User)
Acknowledged Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
KathrynM (Registered User)
Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
Closed Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
The traffic engineers met with the developer when they submitted the traffic permit. The striping plan was developed by a Professional Engineer and approved by our professional Traffic Engineer.
The northbound bus stop was moved south of Metro Plaza Drive while the temporary configuration is in place.
This plan was felt to be the best for the area and puts pedestrian safety first.
KathrynM (Registered User)
KathrynM (Registered User)
Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
They have and our engineers have been out because sometimes they don't do what they will say on paper and then we have to take away their permit and that means their work stops until they make it right.
It was a tough call taking away a travel lane.
I will re-open this request so you do not need to repost all of the info. Let us know if anything changes. Thank you for speaking up to make sure everyone is better off. It is deeply appreciated.
Reopened Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
Acknowledged Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)
Alfonso (Registered User)
Just wanted to share my experience since I think it's relevant in this case.
I was recently traveling on the left lane headed north bound on Marin Blvd on a raining night. I was about to reach Thomas Gangemi Drive when I had to swerve from the left lane to the right lane quickly. The reason for the swerve was a car headed east on 6th street turned right and incorrectly went on my lane (my guess is the did not realize it was only one lane headed south on Marin). They eventually moved to the single south lane. We where able to avoid an accident but I can see a situation where a more distracted driver could have faced a head on collision.
Engineering - Althea (Verified Official)