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Council approves yield control on North Main slip lane after heated safety debate
Summary
Rochester City Council approved changing the North Main Street slip lane to a yield control after committee recommendations and public safety committee discussion; public‑works staff warned the change could alter traffic dynamics, while several councilors cited frequent near misses.
The Rochester City Council voted July 1 to change the slip lane at the North Main Street traffic circle to a yield control, after a lengthy Public Safety Committee debate over near‑misses and engineering concerns.
Director Norris of the Department of Public Works told the council there is “no significant accident history out there to support a change” and warned the slip lane’s merge design reflects the original traffic‑engineer intent. “North Main Street ... carries 12 to 14,000 vehicles a day,” he said, and changing a merge to a regulatory yield could alter traffic dynamics and create unintended consequences.
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