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The 10 Longest Red Lights In Kalamazoo and Portage, Michigan
Here are the most frustrating intersections in Kalamazoo and Portage.
Cards on the table, traffic in Southwest Michigan is nothing compared to larger nearby cities like Grand Rapids, Detroit or Chicago. In fact, people from larger cities would probably say there is NO traffic in the Kalamazoo area. It doesn't change the fact that long red lights feel like a day wrecker when you're on your way to work. We asked Kalamazoo and Portage residents which traffic lights frustrate them the most. Two made streets where mentioned constantly. Most complaints about long red lights involved Sprinkle Road or Westnedge Ave. Let's start with Portage.
(The longest red lights in Kalamazoo will be at the bottom of the page.)
Five Longest Red Lights in Portage, Michigan
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Five Longest Red Lights in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Long red lights in Southwest Michigan that just barely missed the top 5 in each city include: KL and Drake, Center and Shaver, Gull Rd and Nazareth and Kilgore and Oakland. Did we miss an annoyingly long red light in Kalamazoo or Portage? Let us know in the comments.
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