Congested Gayfer Intersection Fix To Be Costly

Fairhope, Alabama


Gayfer at Greeno Road

TRAFFIC WORSENING CITYWIDE

According to an Eastern Shore MPO estimate, adding turning lanes to Gayfer Road at U.S. 98 will be expensive, $371K on the east side and $423K on the west.

The project could be added to the organization's visionary project list (needed but unfunded) at a future meeting.

The new sensor (called a "puck") visible in the picture above on the left is for the adaptive traffic signal system along the highway, expected to be fully operational by December at last word.

Adaptive signals expand highway capacity without adding lanes by preventing "platooning" at intersections according to an ALDOT spokesman; they could mean additional wait-time on side streets however.

The ESMPO meets quarterly to disburse Federal funds for highway projects, several meetings are scheduled this month.


ESMPO Coordinator Sislak





Comments

Volanta Inhabitant said…
Gayfer is a zoo in the morning. Gayfer should be neighborhood traffic only, it's not a thoroughfare for those with mansions on 181.
Anonymous said…
How does the puck work?
Publisher said…
It is a sensor of some type that detects the number of cars backed up, connected via fiber optics to a central ALDOT computer in Mobile, which decides when to change the traffic signal according to congestion conditions all along the highway, as we understand it.
Anonymous said…
OH But the city can pay 4-6 million for a building from the school board that we can't afford, violate the American Disability Act in charging for entering a park for 20.00 and NOT HAVE A PROPER BATHROOM,OR PARKING SPACE, no parking downtown, ad stop signs in the needed places to slow sown traffic, properly stripe the roads so cyclists don't get run over, reduce the number of hours to the Police dept= lack of traffic enforcement.Take wonderful travel trips on city expense, use their office for personal gain.You have to be kidding me.Maybe it's time for some litigation in many areas but no-one is going to even take the time for we ALL know that Baldwin County and it's elected appointed and asigned DON'T GIVE A DAM.
Anonymous said…
We need a City Manager.
Anonymous said…
Maybe the developer of the “upscale apartments “ will pay his share.
Anonymous said…
The money being wasted on the airport shuld be going here.
Anonymous said…
This exact issue, was brought up by citizens when the city decided to spend their million dollar grant to place a median on greeno. Money could have been used to update intersections, build sidewalks, etc., pretty much anything, as long as it was used to make improvements along US Highway 98, including improvements to and widening intersections.
Anonymous said…
Let’s instead spend $400-500 thousand dollars every year on the Fairhope airport so maybe 100 rich and politically connected people can use and get richer from it.
Anonymous said…
Leadership needs to separate needs from just wants and prioritize better.