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Rethink Hwy 11A traffic lights

Regarding the traffic lights on Hwy 11A, one km west of Hwy 2:

Regarding the traffic lights on Hwy 11A, one km west of Hwy 2:

I drive in from Sylvan Lake daily. What appears to happen is dozens, if not hundreds, of vehicles stop for these lights while little if any traffic is coming from the north or south. These lights are poorly timed and need to be looked at.

This is very inefficient, increases the chances of accidents, and the stop-and-go causes excess emissions to be emitted.

I contacted Mr. Fischer, the operations manager at Alberta Transportation in late 2012 and was advised a review is underway, yet nothing has been done. What is the point of stopping so much traffic entering Red Deer in the early morning?

I think we should be able to do better.

Tom King

Sylvan Lake