Route 20 Corridor Wide Issues
Our study area was divided into four sections. Section I from Sibley Ave to Craiwell Ave, Section II from Graystone Ave to Altamont Ave, Section III from Ely Ave to Woodmont St and Section IV from Wilder Terrace to Kings Highway.
Section I Silbey Ave to Craiwell Ave
1. The roadway geometry and multiple travel lanes along with lack of traffic calming elements along the roadway are some of the factors that contribute to higher travel speeds along the corridor.
Section II Greystone Ave to Altamont Ave
2. The road has horizontal curve along the sections 2 and 3 of the study area that could result in visibility issues that contribute to higher crashes.
3. During Spring and Fall seasons there is solar glare along this section of roadway between Craiwell Avenue and Fife Lane.
Section III Ely Ave to Woodmont St
4. Higher travel speeds have contributed to multiple rear end collisions between two, three and also four vehicles. This is the most prevalent manner of collision in the study area.
5. The pavement markings have faded and there are drainage issues.
Section IV Wilder Terrace to Kings Highway
6. Multiple side streets intersect the corridor and there are two travel lanes in each direction. This has led to some courtesy crashes (in most cases angled collisions) when vehicles in nearby lane yield to approaching or waiting traffic from side streets while the vehicles in farther lane do not yield or they could not see the merging traffic.
Sun glare impacts visibility along Rte. 20 (Westfield St.) in West Springfield.
For more information on the Route 20 Eastbound Crash Report, please contact Khyati Parmar at kparmar@pvpc.org