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‘Bottleneck’ survey identifies more than 180 spots in county |
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Saturday, 15 November 2008 |
More than 180 traffic issues in Saline County were cited in a Metroplan survey to identify the most congested areas in Central Arkansas.
Metroplan, the regional planning group for Central Arkansas, kicked off Opera-tion Bottleneck in Septem-ber as part of its long-term planning including the Met-ro 2035 Plan.
The intersection of Alexander and Vimy Ridge roads is No. 3 on the list of top-five congestion concerns listed in the study.
Of the nearly 1,900 congested issues identified, 188 were cited in Saline County. More than half were located in Pulaski County with 1,034 and Faulkner County followed Pulaski with 407 areas cited.
Now, Metroplan reportedly is busy reviewing, classifying and analyzing the feedback received in Sep-tember and early October. Operation Bottleneck also sought to identify auto, bike and pedestrian safety issues throughout the region.
A final summary report is expected to be released early next year, a Metroplan official said.
“In our final summary report, we will announce all of the concerns that have been identified through Operation Bottleneck as well as details about possible solutions, but we wanted to provide an update of our progress so far,” said Jim McKenzie, Metroplan executive director. “Some of the improvements are minor and can probably be funded from existing revenue sources. Others are more complex and costly.”
More than 2,800 participants provided more than 3,000 concerns and suggestions during the four-week effort. Most of the participants provided feedback via a web-based questionnaire, but more than 250 people voiced their concerns in person at town hall meetings, by phone, or by mailing in a printed survey.
Of all the types of congestion concerns expressed, corridors (656) received the most attention with interchanges (489), intersections (458), and traffic signals (170) dominating the discussion. Other concerns included area or citywide issues, new links, signage, sidewalks and transit.
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