Traffic delays at IA-149 and V77 due to faulty turn signal, Williamsburg IA


Traffic is delayed at the intersection near IA-149 and V77 in Williamsburg due to a broken left turn signal. Drivers are stopping and waiting for the signal that does not activate, then turning left against the red light, causing congestion.
Audio|Source: Benton County SARA
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Transcript:
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Can you contact the DMC and see if the Williamsburg DIP folks could flip down to the stoplight for northbound traffic, just north of the interstate here on, it's at 149 and V77.
00:13
They have the traffic when we blocked for a top coat, and cars are stopping, waiting for the left turn signal to activate, but it's not.
00:22
So then they're turning against the red.
00:24
We'll let them out.
00:25
I mean, it gets the red signal.
00:26
I don't know if the DFT wants that type of setup or if they want to put up a sign for no left turns, I'll let them decide that.
00:34
It's just holding up traffic here where they stop and then they're waiting for the left turn, which is not going to have to be from the lane that they're stopped in.
00:41
It's all coming off, so.
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Location mentioned:
IA-149, Williamsburg, IA
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