Left Turn Signal Installation Delayed

posted: September 17th, 2012 02:11 pm | 5Comments

A dedicated left turn signal light at Marguerite Avenue and East Coast Highway should be installed early in 2013, city officials confirmed.

City traffic engineers announced the new signal light in November 2011 and hoped to install it in spring, but delays and concerns about construction during heavy summer traffic resulted in the project’s postponement.

“The project plans are now complete and we plan to Bid and Award the project prior to the end of the year. Construction is schedule to start in early 2013, after the Christmas Holidays,” said Dave Webb, Newport Beach public works director.

Currently, there are left-turn signals for motorists on East Coast Highway turning onto Marguerite Avenue but not for motorists on Marguerite, who must yield to Coast Highway traffic.

Originally, the light was to be installed by summer, then officials said it would be installed in the fall.

“It takes about 10-12 weeks to get a signal pole once it’s been ordered, and that means the equipment would have arrived here in November – December,” said Tara Finnigan, a city spokeswoman, in an email. “Public Works doesn’t want to start the project and impact Corona del Mar during the holiday season.”

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5 Responses to “Left Turn Signal Installation Delayed”

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Renee West

September 17th, 2012

I wish they would stop delaying this project--turning onto the Coast Highway from Marguerite has always been hazardous. Every time I'm in my office, I hear screeches or honks from drivers experiencing near-misses. Thanks for the update on the signal, though.

TK

September 17th, 2012

Funny, i've never actually thought about where signal poles come from. Interesting to hear about the time it takes to order and take delivery of one. Looking forward to this. I always feel bad when i'm making a right from Marguerite onto PCH and seeing the disapointed person trying to make a left from Marguerite onto PCH across the way from me. Its like I took their one shot to go.

macy

September 17th, 2012

looking forward to the light, but always thought if the straight and turn left lane were togfether, it would work much better....

Vern

September 17th, 2012

This really isn't a difficult intersection if people understood and followed the rules of the road. I've never seen more people confused by intersections than those in CDM. Everyday we see people stop when there is no stop sign, proceed through a stop when oncoming traffic doesn't have a stop, and can't figure out those tricky 4-way stops.

Bill

September 17th, 2012

I wonder who the genius was that figured out there may be traffic in the summer. Maybe the same one who said they can't do it now because of the christmas holiday. What about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? Valentine's Day? Presidents Day? Easter? Don't forget about Flag Day in June. Boy I hope they order those poles in time. How does any city ever install a traffic signal? You'd think by the sound of it we were planning a trip to the space station.


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