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Commission approves new multiway stop at Bernard and 20 Fourth Avenue South; NDOT to add pedestrian improvements later
Summary
The Traffic & Parking Commission approved a multiway stop at Bernard Avenue and 20 Fourth Avenue South after NDOT said the intersection met warrants for limited sight distance and high pedestrian volumes; NDOT staff said a mid‑block crossing in front of the nearby school is already in the work queue.
The Traffic & Parking Commission voted to approve authorization of a multiway stop at Bernard Avenue and 20 Fourth Avenue South following an NDOT study that found the intersection met warrants because of limited sight distance and significant pedestrian volumes.
NDOT staff told the commission the intersection is currently a three‑way configuration with Bernard as the stem and that the study showed the intersection meets “warrants under, due to, warrant b and e due to limited sight distance and significant pedestrian volumes at this intersection.” The NDOT presenter added that installation of the multiway stop would require relocating existing speed cushions on 20 Fourth Avenue South.
Commission members asked NDOT to consider crosswalk striping and accessible curb ramps at the intersection. "My suggestion would be for NDOT to kind of look at this intersection holistically and provide crosswalk striping," a commissioner said during the discussion.
Darren Pack, who identified himself as an NDOT worker, told the commission a mid‑block crossing directly in front of the school is already under a work order and expected in the next couple of months. "There will be a crossing. There's a work order already in place to install mid block crossing with curb ramps," Pack said.
NDOT staff said the mid‑block crossing is distinct from striping at the newly authorized multiway stop; the latter would require additional concrete work to build ADA curb ramps before a crosswalk striping could be installed.
A motion to approve the NDOT recommendation to install the multiway stop was made and seconded; commissioners voted by voice and the motion passed.
NDOT staff did not provide a firm timeline for the curb‑ramp and crosswalk work at the multiway stop; Pack said the mid‑block crossing in front of the school is scheduled within the next couple months but that other intersection improvements would follow through normal NDOT project procedures.
The record shows the commission approved the multiway stop and asked NDOT to return with follow‑up on pedestrian access and curb ramp installation.
