Greg Speno: Hi,

Would you please ask if there is any plan to replace the flashing red stop on northbound McKnight Road at York Drive with a sensor stoplight? Every morning there is a moderate to long line going north on McKnight that must stop and very little traffic coming from York to justify it. A lot of time and gas would be saved if a smart stop light, synchronized with the lights at I-64, was installed.

Thanks,

Greg

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: The red flasher is a caution to let you know there is a stop sign there. This is a three-way stop intersection. The traffic on southbound McKnight does not have to stop. We have had discussions with the city of Brentwood, who controls the stop signs, and St. Louis County. This is not a state road. The decision by Brentwood is to leave the three-way stop as they feel it is necessary to allow breaks for the traffic in the neighborhoods the chance to get out. St. Louis County says removal would increase flow on McKnight, but the city and neighborhoods are concerned that they wouldn't be able to turn out. There are no plans to make this a four-way intersection with signals. There are concerns if you stopped the southbound McKnight traffic at a signal it could back up into the intersection with the highway ramps and potentially down the ramp to the highway. We are hopeful that after the I-64 project is complete and the other roads like Brentwood are not as congested, the traffic on McKnight will also be less congested and you will have less delay in the morning northbound rush.

Linda Wilson