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Sunnyside approves conversion of two Edison intersections to four‑way stops after safety push
Summary
Council authorized converting Fifth & Edison and Ninth & Edison from two-way to four-way stops following staff recommendations, business support and traffic safety concerns; the city plans public notice and to monitor the intersections after changes.
The Sunnyside City Council voted May 12 to convert two intersections—Fifth and Edison, and Ninth and Edison—from two‑way to four‑way stops, saying the change is a low‑cost safety improvement.
Traffic staff recommended the conversion after public complaints and a recent review. City traffic operations manager Hector Ortega said a local business owner provided a letter of support dated May 9, 2025, and advised adding two ADA stalls on the east side of the building and designating a third space for small-vehicle parking. Ortega said the railroad agreed the yield sign there could be replaced with a stop sign and recommended an informational sign “no parking on tracks” and a UTC informational sticker with a contact number.
Ortega estimated the sign and installation costs would be in the low thousands of dollars; he proposed an outreach period of at least two weeks for public notification and flagging of new signs before implementation. Staff proposed monitoring the intersections post‑installation and adjusting as needed. Ortega said the city could target a conversion implementation date of June 9 if council approved the recommendation at the May 12 meeting.
Councilors who said they had heard repeated complaints about near misses and collisions supported moving forward with the four‑way stops. Several councilors urged the two‑week public notice period be observed; staff said they would advertise and flag the locations and continue community outreach with affected businesses.
The council passed the resolution authorizing the conversion (motion by Councilor Frausto; second by Councilor Vasquez). The motion carried unanimously.
