Blake Lane Traffic

Blake Lane is one of two roads that students travel to school. Recently the road has been under the spotlight for traffic problems occurring on an everyday basis.“In an attempt to reduce the traffic on Blake we made some modifications to the traffic lights,” said school resource officer Darrell Estess. “We increased the timing of the light to stay green longer in order to allow more traffic to go through.”Even with these modifications there are still several problems that occur on Blake Lane. One major problem is individuals passing through the line of traffic in the turning lane and illegally making a left hand turn and cutting cars off.“Traffic on Blake has always been a problem,” Estess said. “There are two charges that could happen, one you are charged with a fine and you will receive points on your license and two you are charged with reckless driving resulting in a fine, possible loss of license and possible jail time. You can receive any of them or all of them depending on circumstance.”There will be no exceptions to individuals attempting to make an illegal left hand turn.