HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-10 ATTMEMORANDUM
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ON THE WATER
TO: Richard Wollangk, City Manager
FROM: Mark Huddleston, Transportation Director
DATE: January 7, 2004
RE: Items Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their December 9, 2003 Meeting
REQUEST FOR A YIELD SIGN ON MINERVA STREET, CLOVER STREET AND HAMILTON STREET
AT THEIR INTERSECTION WITH PACKER AVENUE. [CURRENT CONDITION: NO CONTROL].
This is a request from two citizens.
The warrants for a yield sign are shown below:
1) Three or more right angle accidents in a twelve month period.
2) 1,500 or more vehicles per day.
3) Inadequate sight distance.
There has been one (1) reportable accident at Minerva Street and Packer Avenue in the last three
years and none at the other intersections. The accident at Minerva Street and Packer Avenue
involved westbound and southbound vehicles in a right angle type accident.
The traffic volume at these intersections is approximately 1,000 vehicles per day. This level of
traffic doesn't meet the required level for the installation of a yield sign.
The required stopping distance for a vehicle traveling 25 mph is 120 feet. The intersections of
Minerva Street and Clover Street with Packer Avenue have approximately 120 feet of sight
distance. The intersection of Hamilton Street and Packer Avenue has a sight distance of 80 feet
due to a large evergreen tree on the southeast corner. The intersection of Hamilton Street and
Packer Avenue qualifies for a yield sign.
The problem with these intersections is the width of Packer Avenue, which gives motorists on
Packer Avenue the impression of being on a through street. The width of Packer Avenue is 48
feet. A second factor causing problems at these intersections is the extension of the streets to the
north to serve new homes being built north of Packer Avenue.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-6)