Aloma Park resident frustrated over drivers blocking entrance to neighborhood

Chris Hill said it’s difficult to get to and from his neighborhood off Aloma Avenue.

“I have to sit here and wait to get in my own housing development,” he said.

Hill lives off Shade Court, near where Aloma Avenue meets Howell Branch Road and Hall Road.

It’s a busy spot where traffic gets backed up.

“Sometimes the traffic will be backed up around the corner trying to get through this light,” he said.

Even though there’s a sign that warns drivers not to block the intersection at Shale Court, Hill said they still do.

He said he would like to see crews paint a white X on the pavement of Aloma Avenue at Shale Court to further emphasize that drivers should not block the intersection.

He says it’s not just drivers ignoring signs — cyclists on the Cross Seminole Trail are also not stopping when he’s trying to pull onto Aloma Avenue from Shale Court.

“As you see right there, there’s a stop sign. On the other side right there, there’s a stop sign,” Hill said. “They’re supposed to stop right here before they go through here, but they don’t.”

Spectrum News reached out to the Florida Department of Transportation about the issue.

FDOT spokesperson Tim Freed said the agency is planning to start a corridor study of Aloma Avenue, also known as State Road 426, from Howell Branch Road to Dean Road in the coming weeks.

The study will look at improving safety and traffic efficiency along the roadway, including at Shale Court and the Cross Seminole Trail.

“Somebody’s going to get killed, and when they get killed, somebody’s gonna be screaming bloody murder, and I’ll be like, ‘Hold on, time out. You didn’t listen to me when I told you. You have a problem,’” Hill said.

Until something is done, Hill said he plans to use his online radio program, which he does from the patio of his house, to advocate for safety improvements.

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