New Traffic Signal Gets the Green Light

Land O’ Lakes motorists take note: A traffic signal at the intersection of Collier Parkway and Hale Road has gotten the green light from the county, and a light at Bell Lake Road may be next.

“The installation of the temporary traffic signal at Collier Parkway and Hale Road was on hold until Progress Energy relocated power lines that were in conflict with the signal,” Pasco County traffic operations manager Robert Reck said.

That traffic light is now scheduled to be operational in about two weeks, Pasco County engineer Jim Widman said.

Following an April involving a father with his children in the car, some residents about the Collier Parkway and Bell Lake Road intersection. Many feel a light is needed there, as well.

It may happen.

A proposed light at Bell Lake Road and Collier Parkway is still being investigated, Reck said.

In previous studies by the county, “The intersection failed to meet any of the eleven warrants for signalization,” Reck said.

Florida law requires that all traffic control devices conform to the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The signal warrants in the manual are developed by the Federal Highway Administration, he said.

However, the county is conducting a new study to determine if the intersection now meets those warrants, Reck said.

The project consultant already has been authorized to include both a right turn lane and the traffic signal at Bell Lake in the design process, ahead of the warrant study, Widman said.

The warrant study should be completed within 30 days, Reck said.

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