The Highest Accident Intersections in Oklahoma City

In a follow-up to an article that appeared in The Oklahoman in September, Oklahoma City Public Works Director Eric Wenger provided the Oklahoma City Council a presentation updating them on the ten worst intersections in Oklahoma City based on data gathered between January 1st, 2009, and July 31st, 2012.

Based on those three and a half years of collision data, intersections were ranked by the total number of crashes. Mr. Wenger’s presentation included recent improvements to intersections to reduce the likeliness of collisions.

Additionally, Mr. Wenger pointed out that police reports generated from collisions are reviewed to determine if and how upgrades can address traffic flow problems. These include the replacement of mast arms signs, the addition of dedicated signals, the upgrade of signal heads to LED lights, the addition of dedicated turning lanes, adjustment to signal timing, the addition of signage and the replacement of outdated traffic controllers.

While seven of the ten intersections identified are along Northwest Expressway, Mr. Wenger pointed out these are mostly “high volume intersections”, receiving 50,000 to 60,000 cars per day.

Below are the ten intersections with their annual total of collisions for 2011, 2010 and 2009; collision data for 2012 is based on the first six months (January through June). All appear as presented by Mr. Wenger. Click here to see all of these intersections marked via Google Maps.

The presentation Public Works Director Wenger gave to the Oklahoma City Council is available to view in full on YouTube:

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