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Commission backs signalization, detection and phased lane changes at West Washington/Commuter Path crossing
Summary
The Transportation Commission voted unanimously to install a full traffic signal with automated bicycle/pedestrian detection at the West Washington Avenue crossing of the Southwest Commuter Path and to pursue a permanent two-lane conversion pending railroad regulator approval.
The Madison Transportation Commission voted unanimously to adopt staff recommendations to comply with an existing OCR order and improve safety at the West Washington Avenue crossing of the Southwest Commuter Path.
Tom Moore, assistant traffic engineer, told the commission the OCR order requires a traffic control device that can interconnect with the railroad warning system, which in practice leaves a full traffic signal as the feasible option. Moore said staff modeled both the current four-lane curb geometry and a permanent conversion to two travel lanes and found both can operate acceptably during the…
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