disgruntled Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I'm perhaps late to the party, but I've yet to see what the time line is for the light to be returned to operational. Are we waiting on a part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Must be. I don't remember that light ever being out so long. Not gonna go that way until that is fixed! Went up there today and it was a bit tricky. Such a busy intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 someone hit that big silver control box for the light and knocked it into Burger Kings parking lot sometime Friday nite/Saturday morning. Polo, disgruntled and Pappy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 More hit an run with no cameras or witnesses Polo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 There are cameras there. Men were there today looking at the box. I can't imagine the camera didn't catch them. Just plan a route to avoid that intersection completely. Polo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busrolls36 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Why didn’t they get them sooner than they did to get it fixed? They have the intersection by Walmart a mess and these construction guys/girls need to do their jobs at night when there is less traffic. Especially now when school is starting to let out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I seriously doubt they are farming the job out or taking their good old time to deal with it. Obviously there will have to be an entirely new box of all kinds of complicated equipment. They're probably getting it shipped here and assembling it as fast as possible but they will be at the mercy of shipper schedules and traffic/supply complications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 #1 reason everything comes from over seas Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Yep. that's the price of complicated living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I found ot difficult to k ow when to proceed through when there were3 of us side by side heading towards Lowes 255 north and south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubois_15801 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Heck, I've been waiting 25 years for them to fix the timing of that light so that more than 2-3 cars can make it thru the turn arrow light. ...just one slowpoke at the front and only that car gets through. Titan, Petee and Pappy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
block Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 TRI-COUNTY TRAFFIC ALERT PennDOT alerts motorists traveling through the intersection of Route 255 and Shaffer Road in DuBois that the signals at all points will flash red until at least Thursday, April 6. A crash on Saturday, March 25, damaged the signal controller cabinet, and April 6 is the earliest PennDOT can replace it. Stop signs have been set up at all four points of the intersection and drivers should treat the intersection as a four-way stop until the installation of the new controller. PennDOT advises motorists to proceed cautiously, anticipate minor traffic disruptions during peak travel times, and remain patient and courteous to other drivers while PennDOT works to resolve this temporary inconvenience. The controller cabinet also operates the flashing lights and gates at the railroad crossing. They will not be functional until repairs are complete. PennDOT urges drivers to be mindful of the railroad tracks at the intersection and to avoid coming to a stop on the tracks. Approach the railroad crossing with care and “always expect a train.” disgruntled, Pappy and Pompeii 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 7 hours ago, block said: TRI-COUNTY TRAFFIC ALERT PennDOT alerts motorists traveling through the intersection of Route 255 and Shaffer Road in DuBois that the signals at all points will flash red until at least Thursday, April 6. A crash on Saturday, March 25, damaged the signal controller cabinet, and April 6 is the earliest PennDOT can replace it. Stop signs have been set up at all four points of the intersection and drivers should treat the intersection as a four-way stop until the installation of the new controller. PennDOT advises motorists to proceed cautiously, anticipate minor traffic disruptions during peak travel times, and remain patient and courteous to other drivers while PennDOT works to resolve this temporary inconvenience. The controller cabinet also operates the flashing lights and gates at the railroad crossing. They will not be functional until repairs are complete. PennDOT urges drivers to be mindful of the railroad tracks at the intersection and to avoid coming to a stop on the tracks. Approach the railroad crossing with care and “always expect a train.” A little late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 9 hours ago, block said: TRI-COUNTY TRAFFIC ALERT PennDOT alerts motorists traveling through the intersection of Route 255 and Shaffer Road in DuBois that the signals at all points will flash red until at least Thursday, April 6. A crash on Saturday, March 25, damaged the signal controller cabinet, and April 6 is the earliest PennDOT can replace it. Stop signs have been set up at all four points of the intersection and drivers should treat the intersection as a four-way stop until the installation of the new controller. PennDOT advises motorists to proceed cautiously, anticipate minor traffic disruptions during peak travel times, and remain patient and courteous to other drivers while PennDOT works to resolve this temporary inconvenience. The controller cabinet also operates the flashing lights and gates at the railroad crossing. They will not be functional until repairs are complete. PennDOT urges drivers to be mindful of the railroad tracks at the intersection and to avoid coming to a stop on the tracks. Approach the railroad crossing with care and “always expect a train.” I think this situation is dangerous enough to warrant a police presence there if only at peak traffic hours. Not everyone has the skills to dodge through that intersection successfully. Even one person injured is way too many!!! Nine lanes of entering traffic plus trains and foot traffic with a flashing red signal is NOT even vaguely acceptable handling of this situation. I go clear back around the Mall to avoid that mess. Otherwise I use the meadow roads to get around it. It will only take one mistake to make a serious problem for someone else. The flashing red is NOT OK. block, Ignatius and Tkel 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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