Scenic 30A and 395 Intersection in Seagrove Beach
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Location of bike path aside, the traffic light has worked very well. It has alleviated the bottleneck for now, even during the busiest week of the year last week. As a side effect, for people headed to/through Seaside, It has shifted the wait from the east side of the intersection to the east side of Seaside.
Yep. I agree, the intersection is vastly better. Now the pedestrian traffic at Seaside controls the traffic flow.
What would the nearest beach access be if staying off 395? Thanks for any reply.
There is one right at the end of 395 which would be good for you if you are walking or riding a bike, otherwise parking will be limited most of the day. If you are driving (or biking) you might want to go east on 30a for a bit to San Juan Access, or one block further to Santa Clara Access which has more parking, lifeguard tower in season, and restrooms.
Will the beach access at the end of 395 remain open and not be affected by work on the intersection?
The work is done for now but there was talk of closing that access.
To be presented at next BCC meeting 9/11/18
Kimley-Horn conducted a safety review of County Road (C.R.) 395 in Walton County,
on behalf of the South Walton Community Council, to support their review of the
intersection improvements and signalizations plans, evaluate crash data, and identify
potential safety concert within the study area. The review also included a field review,
review of the signal design plans, and the C.R. 30A Traffic Study completed in
December 2016.
❖ The study found:
There are 17 total conflict points at the intersection under the current configuration with
eight of those being vehicle-pedestrian conflicts.
o The recommendation is to relocate existing trail to the south side of CR 30A (consistent
with the 2016 Atkins study) which would reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts by 40%.
Kimley-Horn conducted a safety review of County Road (C.R.) 395 in Walton County,
on behalf of the South Walton Community Council, to support their review of the
intersection improvements and signalizations plans, evaluate crash data, and identify
potential safety concert within the study area. The review also included a field review,
review of the signal design plans, and the C.R. 30A Traffic Study completed in
December 2016.
❖ The study found:
There are 17 total conflict points at the intersection under the current configuration with
eight of those being vehicle-pedestrian conflicts.
o The recommendation is to relocate existing trail to the south side of CR 30A (consistent
with the 2016 Atkins study) which would reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts by 40%.
Personally dislike roundabouts in general. I suggest the county keep EMS at the roundabout for the eventual accident.
Thankfully the roundabout idea was nixed in favor of the traffic signal, which has worked wonders.
Now to move the pedestrian / bike path to the south side of 30A so that people turning north on 395 don't accidentally hit anyone.