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Coordinated Traffic Corridors
Currently in La Mesa there are four corridors that have coordinated traffic signals: Spring Street, Fletcher Parkway, University Avenue, and Lake Murray Boulevard.
The average travel time improvements for the coordinated segments are:
Those are significant improvements in travel time for those streets! Unfortunately, there is a down side to all of this good news. When signals are coordinated on the main streets cars on the side streets will experience slightly longer delays trying to enter the main street. This is because the signal is working with its neighbor signals to move more cars through on the main street - more of the traffic - at the expense of the lesser side street traffic.
Currently in La Mesa there are four corridors that have coordinated traffic signals: Spring Street, Fletcher Parkway, University Avenue, and Lake Murray Boulevard.
| Street | Coordination Times | Segment Coordinated |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Street |
7:30 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Palm to High |
| University Avenue | 7:30 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm -5:30 pm |
70th to La Mesa |
| Fletcher Parkway | 7:30 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Trolley to Albertsons |
| Lake Murray Boulevard | 7:30 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Kiowa to Aztec |
| Lake Murray Boulevard | 7:30 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | El Paso to Dallas |
The average travel time improvements for the coordinated segments are:
| Starting Location | Ending Location |
Total Travel Time |
Percent of Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Avenue | 70th to La Mesa | 84 seconds | 35% less time |
| Fletcher Parkway | Trolley to Albertsons | 19 seconds | 26% less time |
| Lake Murray Boulevard |
Kiowa to Aztec | 96 seconds | 61% less time |
| Lake Murray Boulevard | El Paso to Dallas | 24 seconds | 65% less time |
Those are significant improvements in travel time for those streets! Unfortunately, there is a down side to all of this good news. When signals are coordinated on the main streets cars on the side streets will experience slightly longer delays trying to enter the main street. This is because the signal is working with its neighbor signals to move more cars through on the main street - more of the traffic - at the expense of the lesser side street traffic.