"In the past, when I drove a U-turn on Boxue Road, I had to reverse to go straight after a turn, but now I go straight immediately after making a U-turn, which is much faster than before." Ms. Zhao, who lives near the university town in Jingyue High-tech Zone, said that since the "left to right" lane has been set up on Boxue Road, commuting to work is at least five minutes faster than in the past.
What is a "left-to-right" lane? On the 2nd, the reporter saw near the intersection of Boxue Road and Feihong Road that unlike most streets, the left turn and U-turn lanes are set in the first lane on the far left, and the left turn and U-turn lanes at the intersection of Boxue Road and Feihong Road are in the third lane from the left. Ms. Zhao told reporters that after setting it up in this way, it is convenient for many residents and passing vehicles like her to live nearby.
It is reported that at the end of August this year, the widening and reconstruction project of Boxue Road in Jingyue High-tech Zone was officially completed and put into use, and the widened lanes alleviated the traffic pressure. However, there are many intersections along the line of Boxue Road, and the vehicles turning left and turning around need to cross multiple lanes, and the vehicles driving in a straight line are intertwined with serious conflicts, and there are potential safety hazards, and the vehicles are difficult to complete the east-west U-turn at the intersection of Zizhu Street and Feihong Road of Boxue Road at two intersections, and there is the problem of hindering the rapid passage of subsequent vehicles, resulting in the traffic efficiency of vehicles along Boxue Road being low.
In order to solve the problem of difficulty in making a U-turn and serious interweaving of vehicles, Jingyue High-tech Zone referred to the experience of Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Zhuhai and other cities, and carried out the "left turn right" setting at the two intersections of Zizhu Street and Feihong Road, Boxue Road, and adjusted the left turn lane to the second lane outside. It is reported that after many days of operation monitoring, the operation status of the two intersections is stable, and the traffic efficiency has been significantly improved.
▲Source: Changchun Daily
