I-66 traffic monitoring system

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  • May 28, 2013 at 2:41 pm #971147
    jnva
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    I had to laugh when I read this.

    “Dear Dr. Gridlock:

    I commute on Interstate 66 and am having a hard time understanding the purpose of the red X and green arrow on the far right travel lane.

    Why do these signals exist? Is there a way that VDOT can monitor the traffic and open up these lanes when volume seems to be the issue? I specifically notice this problem on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

    It’s bad enough that I have to sit in traffic Monday through Friday, but also on Saturday and Sunday, too, because of the red X. Why is this lane closed for use on Saturday and Sunday?”

    Yeah, it’s all because of that darn red X

    May 28, 2013 at 3:37 pm #971151
    mstone
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    @jnva 53264 wrote:

    Why do these signals exist? Is there a way that VDOT can monitor the traffic and open up these lanes when volume seems to be the issue? I specifically notice this problem on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

    Obviously someone who hasn’t sat through the even-worse-than-usual traffic that results from a breakdown or fender-bender where there’s no shoulder.

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