Traffic patterns

At Wednesday's editorial board meeting, I took this idea from Guyandotte resident and fellow staffer Bob Withers.

Since the 5th Avenue bridge over the Guyandotte River was closed last month, traffic has one less way of getting to Route 2 north. Now, Bob says, there is a lot more traffic on 31st Street between 5th and 3rd avenues. Bob would like to see one lane of northbound or eastbound traffic on 3rd Avenue between 29th and 31st streets.

I kind of liked that idea, as I go up Route 2 fairly often. The other board members, however, didn't like it for what would happen during morning rush hour.

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On a related topic, I had to go out to the mall area yesterday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. As I got on I-64 at Exit 11 (Route 10), I realized my mistake. If I had driven the speed limit, I would have been run over, even in the righthand lane.

On the way back, I took my usual route: Merritts Creek connector to Route 2 and Route 2 ahead on in to downtown Huntington. Whenever I head to the mall nowadays, I tend to go up Route 2 rather than out I-64 or U.S. 60. I like the traffic better on Route 2.

Don't get me wrong. Part of Route 2 bothers me, like the part where the road is several feet above the railroad track and the road is not very wide. But overall, I prefer that way now.