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I haven't heard any complaints recently about the signal lights installed on 540 ramps a few months back. I'm fortunate to be able to avoid 540 on my commute, but have seen occasional backups on Creedmoor in the morning. Just wondering if they are helping or hurting the rush hour commute.
My observations:
- Most people abide by the signals. I do see a lot blow through the lights without care but I'm actually surprised most people abide by them.
- Traffic backups on 540 have been drastically reduced.
- The lights work.
My observations:
- Most people abide by the signals. I do see a lot blow through the lights without care but I'm actually surprised most people abide by them.
- Traffic backups on 540 have been drastically reduced.
- The lights work.
From the Google Maps traffic layer (not sure if enough data has been collected to show traffic post-ramp meters), it looks like Falls of Neuse is still pretty bad. But that's not the fault of the ramp meter itself, it's just too many people trying to get onto 540 from that road.
That's great to hear though that otherwise, it's working as intended.
I use 540 just about every day and while I'm loathe to admit it, I think it's working.
The only source of frustration is that some drivers simply miss reacting to when the light turns green, and as someone who cut his teeth driving up in NYC, this is maddening. Fortunately, it's not a frequent problem.
They work for 540 but really back up falls of neuse at peak times. I adjusted and go in well before 7 and haven’t had any issues but if I’m later it can be bad enough to cut over to six forks or even capital.
From the Google Maps traffic layer (not sure if enough data has been collected to show traffic post-ramp meters), it looks like Falls of Neuse is still pretty bad. But that's not the fault of the ramp meter itself, it's just too many people trying to get onto 540 from that road.
That's great to hear though that otherwise, it's working as intended.
Well, to be fair, they said that backups on secondary roads would remain or get worse. The key is the total commute time. If you lose 5 minutes from increased backups on Falls, but gain 10 minutes on 540, then you still get a net gain of 5 minutes.
From the Google Maps traffic layer (not sure if enough data has been collected to show traffic post-ramp meters), it looks like Falls of Neuse is still pretty bad. But that's not the fault of the ramp meter itself, it's just too many people trying to get onto 540 from that road.
That's great to hear though that otherwise, it's working as intended.
Signals aren't supposed to help secondary road.
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Originally Posted by NYC2RDU
I use 540 just about every day and while I'm loathe to admit it, I think it's working.
The only source of frustration is that some drivers simply miss reacting to when the light turns green, and as someone who cut his teeth driving up in NYC, this is maddening. Fortunately, it's not a frequent problem.
These are the same drivers who sit at a traffic signal after it turns green. Too busy staring at their phone.
Well, to be fair, they said that backups on secondary roads would remain or get worse. The key is the total commute time. If you lose 5 minutes from increased backups on Falls, but gain 10 minutes on 540, then you still get a net gain of 5 minutes.
True. I'd love to see if NCDOT has done a recent travel time study of the 540 ramp meters. I know they did one earlier but that was still when everyone was trying to get acclimated to them. The travel time savings might be even greater now.
Extra time added to the 20 (30?) drivers waiting behind the ramp lights, vs.
how much the gridlock delay has been reduced for the 200, (2000?) drivers on the Interstate, upstream of the merge.
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