Leelanau and Grand Traverse County commissioners are requesting state funds to improve an intersection in west Garfield Township, as the area is now seeing enough traffic to pose a safety hazard, according to some officials.
Construction on Grandview Parkway/ Front Street in Traverse City started in March and is still ongoing. It has caused regular backups for people who enter or leave Leelanau County via M-22. Some commuters have tried to circumvent this by entering the county further inland by taking Cedar Run Road to Gray Road, which is called Bugai Road north of M-72.
Unfortunately, the intersections here don’t seem to be able to accommodate that much flow, as evidenced by the presence of stop signs instead of traffic lights. And these intersections could see similar traffic next summer when the state begins construction of a roundabout just northwest of the current project.
