Traffic light working on Colony

[pooh]

Just got back from a trip to Publix. The traffic light on Colony Blvd is now working and cars and carts seemed to doing well at the crossover. There are indeed large electronic signs notifying drivers of the signal ahead.

[jojo]

The light is functioning well. Thank goodness.

[jnieman]

Went through there a few minutes ago and it was smooth sailing!

[Cathy H]

the shame here is that this intersection was not properly designed by the developers consultants but was accepted by sumpter county traffic administrators, and the villagers had to pay the bill to fix it

[memason]

the shame here is that this intersection was not properly designed by the developers consultants but was accepted by sumpter county traffic administrators, and the villagers had to pay the bill to fix it

That particular road belongs to the Villages, not Sumter county.

[Mikeod]

the shame here is that this intersection was not properly designed by the developers consultants but was accepted by sumpter county traffic administrators, and the villagers had to pay the bill to fix it

The developer did put up a significant amount toward the light.

[coach]

The cost is reported to be just over $117,000 with the developer paying $100,000. That is a great deal for villagers. IMHO.

[Trish Miller]

Who cares!!!
We have a working functional light :)

[Celebrator]

I think the real test will be when people come back from their summer homes and the traffic volume increases proportionately. Hopefully if there are some issues they can be worked out.

[NJblue]

Has anyone noticed if the light is sensor activated so traffic doesn't have to just sit there at a red light when there are no vehicles crosing in the other direction?

[fofd1091]

Thanks
Thank you "developer"for doing the right thing and help to resolve an unforeseen
problem.As always a great place to live and call home.Thank you Villages corp or whom ever it may .The right answer with cooperation by all parties did work.

[Indydealmaker]

the shame here is that this intersection was not properly designed by the developers consultants but was accepted by sumpter county traffic administrators, and the villagers had to pay the bill to fix it

The intersection WAS engineered to handle the traffic flow. The fly in the ointment was the absolute refusal of drivers on Colony to adhere to the 20mph speed limit, thus deterring the safe ingress onto Colony from the multi-modal path.

[OCsun]

Thanks
Thank you "developer"for doing the right thing and help to resolve an unforeseen
problem.As always a great place to live and call home.Thank you Villages corp or whom ever it may .The right answer with cooperation by all parties did work.

:agree::agree:

[MikeV]

The intersection WAS engineered to handle the traffic flow. The fly in the ointment was the absolute refusal of drivers on Colony to adhere to the 20mph speed limit, thus deterring the safe ingress onto Colony from the multi-modal path.

Aaaaa yup. :agree:

[NJblue]

The intersection WAS engineered to handle the traffic flow. The fly in the ointment was the absolute refusal of drivers on Colony to adhere to the 20mph speed limit, thus deterring the safe ingress onto Colony from the multi-modal path.

That may have been an issue but am not sure it was the only one. However, there is no way the intersection was designed to handle the amount of traffic it will see once the Fruitland Park section is completed.

[skip0358]

I hope especially since they're paying for the Road work on 466A up to the end Park in The Villages they find a way o adding another tunnel as the road work is being done and bring a path in behind the shell station. Otherwise your right it will be way overloaded.

[NYGUY]

If a new way is not provided to cross 466A from The Village of Fruitland Park (i.e. tunnel) I would guess some people will cross 466A at the light next to The Colony Care Center/Shell station. That would be a very dangerous situation:22yikes:

[Bogie Shooter]

If a new way is not provided to cross 466A from The Village of Fruitland Park (i.e. tunnel) I would guess some people will cross 466A at the light next to The Colony Care Center/Shell station. That would be a very dangerous situation:22yikes:

How would that be any more dangerous than golf carts now, legally, crossing 27/441 near Stonecrest?

[Bogie Shooter]

I think the real test will be when people come back from their summer homes and the traffic volume increases proportionately. Hopefully if there are some issues they can be worked out.

The issues will be people not obeying the light!

[NoMoSno]

How would that be any more dangerous than golf carts now, legally, crossing 27/441 near Stonecrest?

FDOT would not approve the 466A crossing.
It is more than 2 lanes each side.

441/175th place, is only 2 lanes per side.
That is why the intersection at 441/McDonalds was not approved for a crossing.

If you have a street legal you could cross 466A.

[spk7951]

Has anyone noticed if the light is sensor activated so traffic doesn't have to just sit there at a red light when there are no vehicles crosing in the other direction?


Can't say for sure, I have looked for sensors but have not noticed them. I have been through there three times in the last couple of days in my golf cart. First time maybe seven carts were in front of me waiting for the light to change and the other two times I happened to be the only cart but the light changed quickly to green for me. On each occasion there were cars on that roadway also.

[NYGUY]

How would that be any more dangerous than golf carts now, legally, crossing 27/441 near Stonecrest?

LOL....probably just as dangerous, but then again I don't remember mentioning 27/441.