HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-357attach.doc MEMORANDUM
TO: Richard Wollangk, City Manager
FROM: Mark Huddleston, Transportation Director
DATE: August 22, 2001
RE:
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ON THE WATER
Items Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their August 14, 2001 Meeting
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REQUEST FOR A YIELD SIGN ON MEADOW STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH 5TM
AVENUE. [EXISTING CONDITION: NO CONTROL].
This is a request from a citizen.
The warrants for a yield sign are as follows:
a) Three or more right angle accidents in a twelve month period.
b) 1,500 or more vehicles per day.
c) Inadequate sight distance.
The accident history for this intersection is shown below:
Intersection 1998 1999 2000
Meadow Street and 5th Avenue 0 0 0
The accident history doesn't indicate any problem with this intersection.
The traffic volume at this intersection is approximately 1,056 vehicles per day. This level of
traffic doesn't meet the warrant for the installation of a yield sign.
The required stopping distance for a vehicle traveling 25 mph is 120 feet. The sight distance
at this location is approximately 115 feet.
There doesn't appear to be any problem with this intersection based upon the accident
history. This is a T-type intersection and the sight distance is acceptable for that type of
intersection. There is also a major problem with a terrace tree that would block any traffic
sign placed on the northwest corner.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-6).
REQUEST FOR A YIELD SIGN ON MEADOW STREET AT IT INTERSECTION WITH
BISMARCK AVENUE. [EXISTING CONDITION: NO CONTROL].
This is a request from a citizen.
The warrants for a yield sign are as follows:
a) Three or more right angle accidents in a twelve month period.
b) 1,500 or more vehicles per day.
c) Inadequate sight distance.
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The accident history for this intersection is shown below:
Intersection 1998 1999 2000
Bismarck Avenue and Meadow Street 0 0 0
The accident history doesn't indicate any problem with this intersection.
The traffic volume at this intersection is approximately 1,000 vehicles per day. This level of
traffic doesn't meet the warrant for the installation of a yield sign.
The required stopping distance for a vehicle traveling 25 mph is 120 feet. The sight distance
at this location is approximately 45 feet.
The accident history doesn't indicate a safety hazard, but the sight distance is inadequate
and a yield sign should be placed on Meadow Street at its intersection with Bismarck
Avenue.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-6).