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Alameda commission endorses quick‑build diverter pilot at Lincoln and Walnut, asks for six‑month data report
Summary
The Transportation Commission unanimously endorsed a quick‑build diverter island to prohibit through and left movements at Lincoln and Walnut, citing a history of broadside collisions. The commission asked staff to return traffic‑diversion and accident data six months after installation.
The Alameda Transportation Commission on Jan. 28 voted unanimously to endorse a quick‑build pilot that would install a raised diverter island at the Lincoln and Walnut intersection and asked staff to return traffic‑diversion and accident data six months after installation.
City Engineer Scott Wikstrom presented 15 years of collision data showing Lincoln & Walnut as a high‑collision location and described broadside collisions as the most common crash type there. "We are looking at measures to prohibit through and left turn movements," Wikstrom said, showing a proposed island that would allow right turns but not through movements, and explaining…
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