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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/06/08 Item 6~ M COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT .. Item 6 Meeting Date 6/8/82 ~~ ^r In in Av Na St M TITLE: Resolution ~~~~.Z.Establishing Special Stops at the Intersections of Nacion Avenue/East Naples Street and Gotham Street/Wayne Avenu~ MITTED BY: City Engineer (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) response to citizen complaints, the Traffic Engineer investigated the ersections of Nacion Avenue/East Naples Street and Gotham Street/Wayne nine. Asa result of these investigations a four way stop was installed at ion Avenue/East Naples street, and a two way stop was installed at Gotham eet/Wayne Avenue. These stops have been functioning as intended for seven ths. Therefore it is my RE ONaIENDATION: That the Council adopt this resolution to make these trial tr ffic regulations permanent. BO RpS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Safety Commission voted 5-0 on Ma 13, 1982, to recommend that these trial traffic regulations be made pe anent. DISCWSSION: Asa result of a review of accident records, traffic volumes, and intersection ge metrics the following trial traffic regulations were established: SCHEDULE II - SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED ^. ^. IN1-ERSECTI ON Nacion Ave/East Naples St Prior to trial traffic regulation After trial traffic regulation (I ) Gotham St/Wayne Ave Prior to trial traffic regulation After trial traffic regulation TRAFFIC STOPPED ON SIGNS Nacion Ave 2 Nacion Ave/East Naples St 4 Uncontrolled - Wayne Ave 1 At Nacion Avenue/East Naples Street the four way stop was installed due to an ac ident problem. In the year preceeding the installation of the stop signs, fie accidents correctable by a four-way stop occurred at this intersection. In the seven months since the stop signs were installed, there have been no ac idents at this intersection. ~~io~'~~ ~. .. IY ~~ ~~ ~. I tem 6 Meeting Date 6/8/82 At Gotham Street/Wayne Avenue the stop sign was installed because of a severe si ht distance problem for Wayne Avenue traffic and intersection geometries. Th intersection is skewed, and traffic turning from north bound Wayne Avenue to west bound Gotham Avenue was negotiating the turn at a faster speed than no al for a 90 degree T intersection. This stop is functioning as intended. FI CAL IMPACT: The total cost for installing these signs was $230.00. DW :dl/CY008 WP 0016E tj~~ lf1L CIt~' COI,;i~~i~ Of Chula Viscu, C:asi~orr~ia Dated ~ ~ ~~