Alexandria To Add 'No Turn On Red' At Dozens Of Places

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The City of Alexandria has announced it will add "no turn on red" restrictions at dozens of intersections around the city. The changes will roll out beginning in late fall and gradually over the coming months.

The changes come as part of the city's Vision Zero plan. City staff added "no turn on red" restrictions as a year one engineering priority, intended to bolster safety for all forms of transportation.

The city make the restrictions a priority after analyzing crash data, which indicated turning-movement crashes are among the most common in Alexandria. From 2011 to 2016, 445 pedestrians were involved in crashes; one in seven resulted in serious injury or death.

In all, the restrictions will be added to 28 spots.

These include:

• King Street right turn onto Henry Street
• Gibbon Street turn onto Route 1 (S. Patrick Street)
• King Street turn onto Patrick Street
• Mill Road turn onto Eisenhower Avenue
• N Jordan Street turn onto Duke Street
• N Patrick Street onto King Street
• N Pickett Street turn onto Duke Street
• Prince Street turn onto S Henry Street
• Prince Street turn onto S Patrick Street
• Reading Avenue turn onto N Beauregard Street
• S Jordan Street turn onto Duke Street
• S Quaker Lane turn onto Duke Street
• S Walker Street turn onto Duke Street
• Park Center Drive onto King Street
• S 28th Street turn onto King Street
• Southern Towers turn onto Seminary Road
• Cambridge Road turn onto Duke Street
• Roth Street turn onto Duke Street
• Metro Road turn onto Eisenhower Ave
• Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) turn onto Slaters Lane
• Cameron Station Boulevard turn onto Duke Street
• Gibbon Street turn onto S Washington Street
• King Street turn onto N Washington Street
• Queen Street turn onto N Henry Street
• S Peyton Street turn onto King Street
• Edsall Road turn onto Whiting Street
• N Quaker Lane turn onto Fern Street
• Whiting Street turn onto Edsall Road

The "no-turn on red restrictions" will be installed in the coming months, but no specific dates have been announced. The city asks drivers and pedestrians to stay alert about when the restrictions appear.

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