Glitch snarls traffic at busy LRT crossing
Bad timing creates 'perfect storm' for motorists, city official admits
Cigdem Iltan And Richard Warnica
Edmonton Journal
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
It was just after 5 p.m. when Travis Couturier pulled his red pickup into the turning lane at 51st Avenue and 111th Street. Staring at a bank of red traffic lights, he eased into neutral, lit a cigarette and settled back into the driver's seat.
Since the new Southgate LRT stop opened on the weekend, Couturier has been through this intersection a handful of times, never waiting for less than five minutes at the lights...
ciltan@thejournal.canwest.com
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