Description
Can traffic engineering please assess the situation on Delaware Avenue at Southern Boulevard and Whitehall Road. The traffic signals at these intersections are not coordinated in a way that allows traffic to move during peak hours and is even worse around 5 PM. People sit at the light at Delaware and Southern Boulevard sometimes for 8 green lights or more without moving because the light at Whitehall is red when the light at Southern Boulevard is green and there's nowhere for cars to go. Cars also park in the driving lane on this stretch of Delaware Avenue, exacerbating the problem with traffic and not allowing the cars in the right-hand Lane to be able to go straight on Delaware Avenue. This has become a very serious problem and needs to be assessed promptly. Thank you.
also asked...
A. Lights not properly timed or coordinated
A. Delaware Ave at Whitehall and at Southern Blvd.
8 Comments
City of Albany Admin 3 (Verified Official)
a concerned neighbor (Registered User)
Peter McD (Registered User)
Gerberdaisy (Registered User)
Louise (Registered User)
lesteb (Registered User)
Drivers cutting through the Stewarts and Sunoco parking lots happens far too frequently. Not only is it illegal, it's dangerous and a public safety issue. The speed at which I've seen vehicles drive through these lots is terrifying.
Another huge problem is drivers who are making a left from Second Ave onto Delaware that fail to yield the right of way to drivers making a right onto Delaware from Whitehall Rd. It happens constantly and I've had to use my horn several times to prevent from being hit and completing my turn.
Acknowledged APD Traffic Engineering (Registered User)
Closed Neighborhood & Community Services (Verified Official)