There were some issues with the formatting on the post about the Rich Road signal, so I have reposted it below. Sorry for any inconvenience.
"What's Up With The Signals?" As webmaster, I have seen this question a lot lately so I asked Yelm Highway Project Coordinator Theresa Parsons the same question, specifically with regard to the intersection of Rich Rd and Yelm Highway.
Here's what she said, "Your concerns have been voiced by several other people, so I do understand that this is an irritating situation. The vehicle detection loops were damaged during utility installation and the signal has reverted to a timed sequence that does not fit traffic patterns. The City of Olympia provides signal technical support for the County and their technician is working on an interim signal timing program prior to the final lane channelization layout and installation of the new camera vehicle detection system.
Setina's (the business at the intersection) has always had the protected left turn movement because the more necessary one on the west bound turning left onto Rich Road was in place. It is better lane channelization-wise to have the opposing lane configuration the same at an intersection, avoiding sharp changes in lane location. We will see if Olympia can minimize that turning movement time in the interim and then when the new lanes are defined and the new vehicle detection system is in place, the unnecessary left turn into Setina's will not occur."
Thank you, Theresa, for the explanation of the issue, and thank you, Readers, for your patience.
If you have any other questions about the projects that you would like us to address, you can contact us at publicworksinfo@co.thurston.wa.us and we will answer you directly, and we might address your question here in the blog. You can also Tweet us a question at @yelmhighwayinfo on Twitter.com
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