Hoedt Road Traffic Snarls; No Quick Fix
We asked our readers to tell us what they'd change in the community. Now we're taking those suggestions and seeing what's possible and what's not in 2013.
We recently asked our readers to tell us what they'd change about Carrollwood and Northdale in 2013. We received several answers on the website and on the Carrollwood-Northdale Patch Facebook Page. For the next few weeks, we plan to look into some of those suggestions to see if they're possible or not. This week we are addressing a change that P.J. Rosen wrote us about. She said: "The intersection of Hoedt/Northdale and Dale Mabry. It is a nightmare and has been forEVER!" Here's what Hillsborough County spokesman Steve Valdez had to say about it: Installing a turning traffic turn signal at Hoedt Road and Dale Mabry Highway isn't a quick fix. A lane must be devoted to the turn signal, under engineering standards. That means right of way …
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Nancy Stearns
3:14 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013
Adding a turning lane and adding a little"expensive" green arrow my foot! Why is there one at Mapledale & Dale Mabry without the turning lane and having a fire station less than 100 yards away. What ever happened to making the people who pay your salary happy and much better SAFE. I resent this condescending attitude from traffic control. There is something that can be done without turn Northdale… more ›