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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

23 Jan 1972

Page 6

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1972

Page

6

Traffic signals on Decatur Sixth Avenue under study

A Decatur Daily report details chaotic Sixth Avenue traffic with no official speed limit and removed signals. State Highway Department plans a three dial control network to manage normal, moderate and rush hour flow, amid debates over a possible center left turn lane and a federal signal upgrade project affecting Morgan DeKalb and Lauderdale counties.

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Gordon Dr 6Th Ave State Highway Department Richard Smallwood Highway Department Sixth Ave Smallwood Montgomery Decatur Morgan DeKalb Lauderdale 11Th St
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6th Ave traffic system upgrades use timed signals and new sensors

Smallwood outlines a phased traffic plan for 6th Ave with multi dial signals a 45 second green period and 4 second amber cycles 80 second rush periods and a 60 second baseline. An electric sensor at 67 Alabama triggers a traffic beat light and radar studies aim to set a future speed limit while street painting adds safety islands and left turn lanes at several intersections.

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Smallwood 6Th Ave Sixth Ave Church Walnut Jackson Holly Prospect 8Th 14Th Flint Stratford Sts Alabama Master Control Keller Bridge Alabama 67 6th-Ave Wilson Church Streets
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THE Decatur Daily Sixth Avenue Moulton St 9Th St Sherman St Walnut St L1th St Lafayette Moulton Gordon 11Th Royal, Flint Stratford Streets Bobby Herbert Windham Herbert Text Ben Windham Elidel Roberts Westgate Westgate Shopping Center
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