File #: 24-1287    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Reported to Council
File created: 9/11/2024 In control: Transportation Affairs Committee
On agenda: 9/17/2024 Final action:
Title: Consideration of request from Engineering Division to install stop signs on the Garfield Avenue approaches to 118th Street
Sponsors: Engineering
Indexes: Stop Sign
Related files: 24-1355

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Consideration of request from Engineering Division to install stop signs on the Garfield Avenue approaches to 118th Street

 

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Submitted by:

Michael May, PE, PTOE, RSP1

Department:

DPW - Engineering

 

A.                     Issue

Visual obstructions may block lines of sight and may not allow a road user to yield or stop in compliance with the normal right-of-way rule.

 

B.                     Background/Options 

The City has adopted a policy that follows national standards related to the installation of yield and stop signs. The policy allows residents to request consideration for stop signs when they believe a condition, as described in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), has been met. Staff received a request to determine if stop control is appropriate at the 118th Street intersection with Garfield Avenue and analyzed if such traffic control is warranted.

 

The warrants for two-way stop control are outlined below.

•                     Traffic Volumes: The combined volume of all vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle volume entering from all approaches averages more than 2,000 units per day.  This warrant was not analyzed.

•                     Vision Issue(s): Ability to see conflicting traffic on an approach is not sufficient to allow a road user to yield or stop in compliance with the normal right-of-way rule.  The location of houses in all four corners blocks adequate lines of sight.

•                     Crashes: The intersection has 3+ crashes over a two-year period or 5+ crashes in a three-year period susceptible to correction by yield or two-way stop. Based on an analysis of intersection crashes for the three-year period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, no crashes were reported.

 

Two-way stop control is warranted and necessary for motorists to properly see conflicting traffic. Therefore, staff recommends installing stop control on the Garfield Avenue approaches to 118th Street

 

C.                     Strategic Plan (Area of Focus)

Priority 2: Public Safety, Goal 2. Proactively address pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety

 

D.                     Fiscal Impact

Minor expenses for the in-house creation and installation of signs. The existing sign budget will

accommodate these expenses.

 

E.                     Recommendation

Direct staff to prepare a resolution to install stop signs on the Garfield Avenue approaches to 118th Street