The 18-Wheelers Go Round and Round
Lincoln will soon get a new roundabout on North 14th Street near Cornhusker Highway. The roundabout will be Lincoln’s largest—large enough to handle 18-wheeler traffic. I’m not very familiar with traffic patterns in that area, but apparently there is a disproportionate number of accidents right there.
I’m generally a fan of roundabouts and other “non-standard” traffic management approaches, so I am happy to see this proposal take the next step. If cost weren’t a factor I would like to see many more of this sort of project around the city. Where would your next project be?
The Comments
Gene says Ramps stationed around the city January 6, 2009 at 10:29am
Ramps stationed around the city so we could all jump General Lee-style over stuff.
Matthew Platte says Commuter trails January 6, 2009 at 10:47am
Covered bike/pedestrian paths from UNL & Shopping malls to your neighborhood.
mmo says nice January 6, 2009 at 10:51am
Round abouts are great...but when you start piling on the yield signs and whatnot it becomes a giant jughandle like we have in NJ
beerorkid says First the Brittish ruin our January 6, 2009 at 12:09pm
First the Brittish ruin our language, now we are letting them ruin our intersections.
rabble rabble taxes rabble rabble taxpayer rabble rabble Mayor rabble rabble .......
Tom says 14th and Pine Lake January 6, 2009 at 1:35pm
Right in front of LSW. I think roundabouts are great where there are new drivers...you really can’t go THAT fast around them, and you have to learn to yield.
I’ve always been a fan of the ones on Sheridan...they’ve really improved those 2 intersections, in my opinion.
Moses says I Can't Visualize January 6, 2009 at 2:06pm
How will they make a roundabout on 14th that is going to improve the merge onto Cornhusker? I need someone to draw me a picture please.
Moses says As long as we are talking January 6, 2009 at 2:14pm
I have another traffic question. In this state, does a double yellow line on a four lane street mean no left turn across two lanes of oncoming traffic? As I try to recall my drivers manual it is kind of foggy.
Specific point of irritation is 27th where Southbound drivers stop and wait to turn into the u-stop and Northbound drivers stop and wait to turn into Ideal.
Mr. Wilson says RE: As long as we are talking January 6, 2009 at 2:51pm
According to the Nebraska Driver’s Manual:
Swid says Here's a picture January 6, 2009 at 2:25pm
The fact sheet (PDF) that was introduced a couple months ago
Moses says RE: Here's a picture January 6, 2009 at 2:39pm
Thanks....Now I can see.
Diane K says RE: Here's a picture January 7, 2009 at 10:53am
The pic helps - Thx.
I still don’t see why we need this - I’m not aware of a lot of accidents (or even much traffic) along that merge.
Perhaps, by getting rid of the merge lane off of 14th, UNL gets another sliver of land for its research park?
trathgeber says The roundabout at 14th and January 7, 2009 at 3:00pm
The roundabout at 14th and Cornhusker makes a lot of sense to me. I drive that intersection 3-4 times a week and I can see two problems with the current set up:
1.)Merging from northbound 14th onto Cornhusker, especially during high-traffic times. It’s very hard to accurately look over your left should to see if anyone is coming from the west. It essentially requires a complete stop before merging onto Cornhusker, which very few people do. Every few weeks I see near accidents at this point.
2.) Turning south onto 14th street from the Cornhusker off-ramp. It’s hard to see the fast approaching traffic coming from the north over the overpass. I frequently see southbound cars slam on their brakes or make last second lane changes to avoid rear-ending a car that just pulled out in front of them. Also, during high traffic times the off-ramp can get backed up all the way to Cornhusker causing congestion for the eastbound traffic.
I don’t know this for sure, but I would guess that this roundabout is projected to help handle what will be an increased traffic flow through this intersection once all of the Antelope Valley roadways are completed in the next few years.