Provo City

Dear Provo City,

I would like to bring to your attention an issue I have noticed at the intersection of 300 South and 700 East/State Street in Provo. The traffic lights at this particular intersection seem to not detect cars properly. There are two lanes (at least) that I have discovered through experience where cars are not detected – the right of the two westbound lanes on 300 South and the middle of the three lanes heading eastbound on 300 South. If there are no other cars at the intersection, cars waiting in these particular lanes will wait at a red light until a car in a different lane (but same direction) is detected. It is not a problem during high traffic times because all the lanes have cars so everyone gets an equal chance to get a green light. But during low traffic times, cars have to either wait for another car to come along in the proper lane or run a red light. It would be helpful to me and other drivers that consistently use this intersection if you would look into the issue and try to find a way for the sensors to detect cars in all lanes.

Thank you,

Angela Baarz