Grand Forks Signal Coordination Study
Overview
The Grand Forks – East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Orginization (MPO), working together with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), Cities Area Transit (CAT) and City of Grand Forks, have been working towards improving the traffic signal timings along the arterial corridors of the community. By upgrading equipment and developing traffic signal coordination plans, Motorists using the corridors will be expected to experience a significant improvement. Over the next year, we will be undertaking the development of new signal timing plans for Columbia Road, Washington Street, DeMers Avenue, Gateway Drive and 42nd Street.
To develop the new timing plans, the MPO and their team will be collecting traffic data and evaluating the existing conditions. Next the study corridors will receive new signal controllers and new timing plans will be implemented. In addition to installing new weekday and weekend plans, the team will be reviewing the need for event timing plans at select intersections and providing priority timing for the CAT service.
Go to TopTentative Schedule
| Data Collection | September 2009 |
| Open House 1 | October 14, 2009 |
| Columbia Road (New Timing Plans) | October 15, 2009 |
| Washington Street (New Timing Plans) | May 2010 |
| Open House 2 | Fall 2010 |
| Demers Avenue, 42nd Street and Gateway Drive (New Timing Plans) | Fall 2010 |
| Event Timing Plans | Fall 2010 |
| Open House 3 | December 2010 |
| Final Project Report | December 2010 |
News and Announcements
Open House to be held on the Traffic Signal Coordination Study – The Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is holding an open house on Wednesday, October 14th, to provide residents, business owners and other stakeholders an opportunity to become informed and provide comments on traffic signal coordination.
| Date: | Wednesday October 14, 2009 |
| Location: |
GF City Hall, Council Chambers 255 N. 4th Street Grand Forks, ND |
| Time: | 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM |
If you are unable to attend the meeting, the MPO will be accepting written comments until noon on Oct 14th. Comments can be mailed to the MPO at P.O. Box 5200, Grand Forks, ND 58206-5200. Comments can also be emailed to the MPO at the following address info@theforksmpo.org. Additional material on the Traffic Signal Coordination Study process is located on the MPO website at www.theforksmpo.org or can be reviewed at the MPO offices in either Grand Forks City Hall or East Grand Forks City Hall. A presentation on the Study will be given.
For further information, contact Mr. Earl Haugen, Executive Director of the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO at 701-746-2660. Any individual requiring special accommodations to allow access to participate is asked to notify the ADA Coordinator 701-746-2655 of their needs prior to the meeting.
Go to TopResources
Study Corridors Map (0.50MB, PDF, 1Page)
Project Information (0.46 MB, PDF, 4 pages)
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