OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — NDOT installed the lights in summer 2024, but they won’t be activated until traffic signal warrants are met — meaning there isn’t enough traffic moving through the area yet.
- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports four crashes at the intersection since July 28.
- NDOT maintains that activating the signals too early could actually cause congestion and lead to more crashes.
- NDOT traffic engineers estimate the signals will be turned on next spring, though activation will still depend on traffic counts.
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Traffic lights installed more than a year ago at a dangerous northwest Omaha intersection remain inactive, leaving neighbors frustrated after a series of crashes at Blair High Road and Potter Street.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation installed the lights in summer 2024, but they won’t be activated until traffic signal warrants are met — meaning there isn’t enough traffic moving through the area yet…