City modifying two more traffic signals to improve traffic flow during off-peak hours
To improve the flow of traffic, the City of Fort Wayne's Traffic Engineering Department will modify two traffic signals in southwest Fort Wayne starting Friday evening for off-peak driving times.
The following intersections will go to a red-yellow flashing schedule 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. starting Friday, Nov. 14:
'¢ Aboite Center Road and Westlakes Drive
'¢ Covington Road and Copper Hill Run/Bluewater Trail
The signals will flash yellow on the major roadway and red on the secondary section of the intersection.
This summer, Traffic Engineering started evaluating traffic lights for locations such as shopping centers and schools that have specific hours of operation or intersections of arterial roads and residential streets during nighttime hours when the volume of traffic is much lower.
The change will save drivers time, can reduce gasoline consumption and reduce greenhouse gases.
Traffic Engineering regularly evaluates traffic counts and patterns throughout Fort Wayne's streets for locations where changing traffic lights during off-peak hours would make sense. The City will announce when traffic light operations will change.