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Viroqua ‘twiddle’ traffic redesign credited with ending rear-end crashes on Main Street
Summary
City and state speakers reported that Main Street reconfiguration (the 'twiddle') has eliminated rear-end and pedestrian crashes on the corridor since installation and improved traffic flow.
City traffic staff and state law enforcement told the committee that a reconfiguration of downtown Main Street—referred to at the meeting as the “twiddle”—has materially reduced rear-end and pedestrian crashes on Main Street.
City staff said the corridor saw 317 crashes in the city before changes were made in 2022, with many concentrated near retail driveways, and that since the twiddle and associated bump-outs were installed there have been zero rear-end crashes and no pedestrian or bicycle collisions on Main Street. "We have had 0 accidents, rear end accidents on Main Street. 0. We have not had any, pedestrian or bike," a city traffic official reported.
Speakers credited changed lane configuration and bump-outs with improving traffic flow and reducing the number of conflict points. The committee also discussed related speed-study work on the Highway 56 corridor and planned left-turn lanes on County SS to aid flow where climbing lanes and lane transitions create speed differentials.
Committee members asked staff to continue monitoring the corridor and return with any remaining concerns before further physical changes are made.
