Engineers seek feedback on new signal timings on Central Avenue and Durham Road

posted on 8/2/2021

Traffic engineers deployed new signal timings on Monday, Aug. 2, along the congested stretch of Central Avenue/Durham Road and seek driver feedback about the timing changes.

The five intersections on Central Avenue/Durham Road, which includes the Exit 7 interchange of the Spaulding Turnpike, is the first signal system to receive new traffic signal timings. New timings will be deployed to traffic signals systems at Weeks Crossing, north Central Avenue (Morin Street to Oak Street), and Silver Street (Central Avenue to Arch Street) in the coming months.

The City of Dover, through a Federal Highway Administration grant administered through the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, is deploying new signal timings at 17 critical traffic signals along the Central Avenue corridor that have already been upgraded with new hardware and software. The city has contracted with Sebago Technics to upgrade the signals, deploy and adjust traffic signal timings.

Once deployed, Sebago Technics engineers will monitor traffic flow and adjust timings based on traffic flow data and public feedback. For the Central Avenue/Durham Road corridor, engineers plan further adjustments when the new school year begins.

Engineers request drivers to note any changes they see on Central Avenue/Durham Road beginning Monday, Aug. 2, and provide feedback at https://conta.cc/2VfQP4S. Feedback can be as simple as, “It seems better,” or, “I experienced less delay this morning while exiting Mill Street.”

Engineers had planned to deploy signal timings changes this spring but were delayed when it was determined a new fiber optic line needed to be installed to the city’s central traffic server.

Learn more about the project here: https://www.dover.nh.gov/services/online-services/news-events/news-2021/federal-grant-traffic-signalization.html. To sign-up for updates about this project, visit https://bit.ly/dovernewsletters, and add "Traffic AID signalization upgrades" to your current email subscription list. There is also a dedicated project page on the City of Dover's website. Find it at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/community-services/current-projects/traffic-signal-upgrades/

For more information, contact Community Services at 516-6450.