Construction sign causes traffic confusion near Ivy and Maryland, Washington County MN
Road ClosureA construction sign was placed near Ivy Street and Maryland Avenue but no construction was happening. Drivers were confused about how to drive around it and whether merging into oncoming lanes was safe. Dispatch advised drivers to carefully go around the sign. The sign was meant to discourage general traffic but buses were allowed through. Some operators felt nervous about merging into oncoming lanes to pass the sign.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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In 28,
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Maryland,
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prosperity between Ivy and Maryland,
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there is a construction sign, but there is no construction.
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Fast as they can get through around the sign,
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there was a storm forward message being sent this afternoon.
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tell the operator to disregard the sign, just drive around it.
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The work is not done yet,
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but they still allow buses to go through.
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They put the sign to discourage other traffic to come through that stretch.
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No, copy that.
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I just think the operator is having difficulty with the idea of merging into oncoming traffic lanes.
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It's making them nervous.
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So they want to see if someone can move the sign so that they can have room on the road.
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Well, we can not move the sign, but they can wait until the traffic, the incoming traffic clear,
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and they can go around.
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