A side-effect of Kingwood Park High School's transformation from a ninth-grade campus to a four-year school, traffic along nearby roadways has increased dramatically. Not only have hundreds of additional students filled the school, but their cars now fill the streets. Added staff compound the situation.
In response, the nearby intersection of Woodland Hills and North Park Drive is set to expand.
Along North Park Drive, existing left turn lanes on either side of the Woodland Hills intersection will be extended, and a right turn lane will be added for turns heading westbound on North Park and onto Woodland Hills.
A second left turn lane will be added along Woodland Hills, guiding northbound travelers onto North Park Drive and toward the high school.
The entire transformation will continue through most of the first quarter of 2010.
North Park Dr. and Woodland Hills: An added right turn lane and left turn lane, and two extended left turn lanes aim to make make school day traffic a little lighter and safer.
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North Park Dr. and Woodland Hills
we need to also address:People killed on nation highways almost 60 percent—died in crashes caused when their vehicles veered from the lane. Vehicle left the roadway to roll over or impact one or more natural or man-made objects, such as trees, utility poles, bridge walls, embankments, or guardrails. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), by resolution of their Board of Directors in October 2007, embarked on a plan to cut fatalities an immediate impact on fatal and injury crash reduction through low-cost, quick implementation, highway and heavily traveled streets infrastructure improvements and further still, by focusing a concerted effort on lane-departure crashes, which are such a substantial portion of all fatal crashes.
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