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Semi-Diverter <br /> <br />Description: <br />Physical barriers that restrict turns into a <br />street and straight movements across the <br />intersection. Two entrance barriers across <br />form each other. <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />Application: · Local streets where cut-through traffic is a concern <br /> <br /> · Local streets where vehicles from nearby facility circulate looking for parking <br /> <br /> Advantages: · Restricts movements into a street or between neighborhoods while maintaining full access and <br /> movement within the block <br /> · Reduces cut -through traffic <br /> · Opportunity for increased landscaping <br /> · More self enforcing and aesthetically pleasing than turn restriction signing <br /> <br /> Disadvantages: · Redirects traffic to other local streets <br /> · Increases trip length for some drivers <br /> · In effect at all times; even if cut-through problem exists only at certain times of day <br /> · Creates physical obstruct/on in the travel way <br /> <br /> Special Considerations: · Requires special approval by the Fire Department for use on critical emergency response routes <br /> · Use only on local streets <br /> <br /> · Has little or no effect on speeds for local traffic <br /> <br /> · Consider how residents will gain access to street <br /> <br /> Cost: <br /> · Moderate <br /> <br /> <br />