SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 A 90-day traffic study began Monday in downtown Scranton, which includes the conversion of 13 traffic lights into stop signs. The city says the removal of those traffic signals is the next step in its ongoing driver and pedestrian safety project.<\/p>\n
Those streets include:<\/p>\n
Franklin Avenue and Biden Street<\/p>\n
Biden Street and Penn Avenue<\/p>\n
Biden Street and Wyoming Avenue<\/p>\n
Franklin Avenue and Linden Street<\/p>\n
Linden Street and Penn Avenue<\/p>\n
Linden Street and Wyoming Avenue<\/p>\n
Linden Street and North Washington Avenue<\/p>\n
Linden Street and Adams Avenue<\/p>\n
North Washington Avenue and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Vine Street and Adams Avenue<\/p>\n
Penn Avenue and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Vine Street and Jefferson Avenue<\/p>\n
Olive Street at Jefferson Avenue<\/p>\n
The lights will remain on, flashing red for 30 days, with newly installed stop signs located at each intersection. After that period ends the lights will be bagged and engineers will evaluate traffic flow, congestion, and safety of the changes from mid-November until mid-January.<\/p>\n
Traffic at the intersections of North Washington Avenue and Linden Street, Biden Street and Wyoming Avenue, as well as Adams Avenue and Linden Street will also be tapered to one lane during the project.<\/p>\n