Traffic Signals Intermittently Malfunctioning at River Prairie Dr and Blazing Star Blvd

Friday, February 24, 2017
Lisa Fleming | Manager of Engineering Services | Ayres Associates

ALTOONA, Wis. - An intermittent malfunction is resulting in delays at the signalized intersection of River Prairie Drive and Blazing Star Boulevard just west of the U.S. 53 and River Prairie Drive interchange.

Local engineering/architecture firm Ayres Associates is working with the contractor that installed the traffic lights to resolve the issue, which has caused traffic delays this week and occasionally over the past year. The signals are governed by video detection of vehicles pulling up to the intersection, prompting the lights to change to allow queued-up traffic to proceed through the intersection. The malfunction is not weather-related.

The timetable for a solution is not yet known. Residents who experience delays may call Lisa Fleming, manager of engineering services at Ayres Associates, at (715) 563-7788 to report their observations, which will assist in diagnosing the problem.