Four intersections between four-lane expressways and county roads have been singled out for extra warning signs this year.
In the April DOT letting there’s a contract for “Intersection Conflict Warning Systems.” A diagram shows inclusion of cameras, turn detectors, and a large “Traffic Approaching When Flashing” sign.
One of the four, County Road X20 at Springville, has had issues for a decade. In mid-March, there was a meeting about making an interchange that wouldn’t be done for years. Residents tried to demand two things the state of Iowa does not do and will not do on expressways outside outskirts of metro areas — drop the speed limit to 45 and/or put up a stoplight. Additional warning indicators will have to do.
The other three intersections to get special attention are US 151 at 130th Street/Old Dubuque Road/pre-1965 US 151 northeast of Anamosa, US 65/69 at Scotch Ridge Road 2.5 miles south of IA 5, and US 34 at the southeast end of the New London bypass.