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Resident urges lighting and reflective tape on North Water Street bridge to improve nighttime safety
Summary
A resident told the council the North Water Street bridge lacks adequate nighttime lighting and suggested reflective tape on guardrails as an immediate safety fix; city staff said DPW and the city engineer will be asked to follow up.
Harvey Flad, a resident who said he drives the North Water Street bridge daily, told the council the crossing presents a safety concern at night when two cars meet on the structure. "It does not have very good lighting," Flad said, and recommended adding lighting or at minimum installing reflective patches on the two guardrails so headlights reveal their locations.
Police Chief Rich Wilson (responding as a city official) said he would "speak with the Department of Public Works and our engineer," and anticipated "absolutely no problem with the reflective tape" and that he would provide a timeline on the lighting issue.
Discussion: resident suggested two options — temporary reflective patches on guardrails and long-term lighting — and said the lack of visibility increases the risk of a head-on crash. City staff acknowledged the safety concern and committed to follow-up with DPW and the city engineer; no formal action or schedule was adopted at the meeting.
Ending: City staff said they would return with timing information on lighting and confirmed reflective patches were expected to be feasible.
