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it has been awhile since I have been that way but that light always needed to be fixed it was always hard to turn onto Big Lake Rd when going North on Dixie so put a signal in. This is an accident friendly light and also ticket friendly but if this was fixed i will take this report down
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dave (Guest)
David (Guest)
Road Commission (Guest)
This intersection is under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). We have forwarded this concern to MDOT.
Road Commission for Oakland County
Road Commission (Guest)
MDOT looked at this and denied the left turn phase back in summer 2006. The only backups observed were during AM school times for about 15 minutes. They will review their study, as they have more recent counts, but we don't expect anything will change given that traffic volumes have decreased pretty much everywhere during that time.
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DAVE (Guest)
Road Commission (Guest)
We'll have the traffic signal and and vehicle detection checked at the intersection. MDOT has a project coming in 2013 to modernize the traffic signal at Big Lake. Detection would be replaced at this time also.
Road Commission for Oakland County
ToolnDieKen (Guest)
I posted this on 2012-02-09
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toolndieken (Guest)
Fatal accident involving school bus and van Dixie Highway and Big Lake Road in Springfield. Twp. Oakland County.
I reported this to be a problem on Yahoo, report traffic issue site a few months ago... and it was sent to MDOT and the Rd. Commission.... They need a left hand turn arrow on to Big Lake Rd. from north bound Dixie Hwy... I grew up on that corner since 1970 and have seen the problems there, right out the kitchen window.
I also made comment on… Why are “ALL” the School Boards that their kids attend this school are not doing something to fix this accident waiting to happen. That corner is a “ZOO” when school is starting and when they let out with all the teen drivers, and school buses.
Just try and make that turn and get to Nadette Dr. When the ZOO of traffic is in session, there is even a sign saying please do not block intersection and they still block it.
That whole intersection needs to be moved down by the car dealership to get rid of that 90 deg. turn to make it safer… It is just a nightmare. They should have Brooks Patterson and All the School Boards sit there and watch that intersection while the ZOO is in progress…. At “ALL” four times When AM. Classes start and let out and for the PM. classes also…. Just how many have to get hurt or die to address this problem???
ToolnDieKen (Guest)
Here is a Web Link to a page just like this talking about the same issue..... That I copied and pasted the above post from
http://seeclickfix.com/issues/129981?campaign=1&content=htmlTitle&medium=email&source=issueReminder&utm_campaign=pois&utm_source=activity_notice&utm_medium=email
Michigan Department of Transportation (Guest)
A left turn arrow will be added as part of the traffic signal modernization included in the 2013 Dixie Highway construction project.
Michigan Department of Transporation - Oakland TSC
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