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<br /> ~ > <br /> f <br /> i <br /> i <br /> News Release Temporary Traffic Signal <br /> March 25, 19 9 <br /> Page 2 <br /> i <br /> E Safety is also a key consideration in determining signal priorities. During the 12-month <br /> period ending September 1998, a total of 10 accidents were reported in the vicinity of Garden <br /> Way and Cen ennial Boulevard, and the lack of signalization in the intersection could have been <br /> a factor in thr e of those accidents, Ludeke said. However, in the past two months the accident <br /> ~ rate has clim ed, with three injury accidents reported, including Tuesday's fatal crash. <br /> Lude e cautioned that traffic signals improve safety only when motorists accept their <br /> responsibility to drive safely. He noted that the last fatal accident in Eugene, at the intersection <br /> I of 13th Aven and Patterson Street, involved a driver who ran a red light. <br /> The t mporary signal is expected to be in place in May, Ludeke said. Transportation staff <br /> also plans to estripe the traffic lanes on Centennial Boulevard as soon as weather permits. The <br /> restriping wil provide left-turn refuges for drivers on Centennial to turn left onto either <br /> northbound arden Way or southbound Lindley Lane. <br /> Curre tly, there are 212 traffic signals in Eugene, including eight installed last year. <br /> I <br /> <br />