Yellow Lights Coming to Virginia Beach Street

FOUR INTERSECTIONS ALONG ROSEMONT ROAD IN VIRGINIA BEACH ARE CHANGING THIS WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE SOMETHING NEW AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR DRIVERS MAKING LEFT TURNS AT SOUTH PLAZA TRAIL, BOW CREEK BOULEVARD, SILINA DRIVE AND SENTARA WAY. 10 ON YOUR SIDE'S AVA HURDLE HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CHANGES THAT BEGIN SATURDAY. NS/UP SOME 35-THOUSAND VEHICLES USE ROSEMONT ROAD DAILY. ON SATURDAY THESE SIGNS WILL GO UP SIGNALLING THE CHANGE TO A FLASHING YELLOW ARROW FOR LEFT TURNS. RUNS=:10 TC=1/30:02 ROBERT ***/VB TRAFFIC ENGINEER: THE CIRCULAR GREEN WILL BE REPLACED BY THE FLASHING YELLOW ARROW. THIS IS EQUAL TO THE GREEN AND ITS EQUALT TO THE FLASHING YELLOW ARROW. ITS ALL PART OF A 6 MONTH, 20- THOUSAND DOLLAR PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY. RUNS=:10 TC=1/27:49 ROBERT ***: WITH HIGH CONGESTION TRYING TO GET THORUGH THE LIGHTS, MAKE THE TURNS, GETTING TO AND FROM WORK, IT CAN BE A HIGH NUMBER OF CRASHES. DR. MINNIE WASHINGTON, WHO PASTORS A CHURCH NEARBY, HAS SEEN THE ACCIDENTS. AND TOLD US THIS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE. RUNS=:06 TC=29/45:34 DR. MINNIE WASHINGTON/DRIVE R: I WOULD SAY TRY IT. IF IT DOESN'T WORK SWITCH IT BACK BUT I DON'T FORESEE THAT BEING ANY SAFER FOR THE DRIVERS. BUT THE SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE. OTHER CITIES ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS. ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS. FLASHING YELLOW ARROW. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INVITES DRIVERS TO COMMENT ON THE