There is a lot of research and time being spent on figuring out how to make Highway 52 and Goodhue County Road 9 a safer intersection. The basic problem is that cars are crossing highway 52 and not making it across all four lanes without close calls or collision.
Mn/DOT and the University of Minnesota have been doing continued research on the area. They have installed colored lights that notify traveling cars what openings for crossing are available:
They've installed signs that have sensors which detect traffic speeds and tell drivers when it is not safe to cross.
"When that goes black, then that means there are no cars approaching. The yellow means a car is approaching, coming into your lane. Then it turns red, which is telling the stopped driver not to proceed," said Klema
The lights have reduced the number of collisions, but not the number of fatalities. Other suggestions have been to eliminate the crossover and to limit the crossover to certain times. Night time seems to be an especially dangerous time.
As one of Minnesota's most dangerous intersections, it is great to see what the continued research will do to make all Minnesota intersections safer.
A founding partner with Bradshaw & Bryant, Mike Bryant has always fought to find justice for his clients—knowing that legal troubles, both personal injury and criminal, can be devastating for a family. Voted a Top 40 Personal Injury "Super Lawyer" multiple years, Mr. Bryant has also been voted one of the Top 100 Minnesota "Super Lawyers" four times.
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daughter
Glad to see something is finally being done. Too bad my parents are dead regardless. You'll never find me in in that state. Shame on the people who allowed all of these fatalities and accidents to occur.
Mike Bryant
Sorry to hear of your loss, thank you for the comment. I do hope the changes will save the need for future comments such as this.
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