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Resident urges Oshkosh to lower Whitsall speed limit, increase enforcement near Kwik Trip
Summary
A resident told the Common Council that speeding near the Whitsall and Southwest Haven intersection and traffic turning from a nearby Kwik Trip driveway have created safety hazards and requested lowering the speed limit, increased enforcement and flashing lights.
Nancy Decker, a resident of Havenwood Lake Apartments, told the Oshkosh Common Council during public statements that speeding on Whitsall near Southwest Haven and the nearby Kwik Trip driveway is creating dangerous conditions for residents.
"From our apartment, my husband and I have a clear view of driveways and the intersection. We have seen fender benders, major accidents, people traumatized, and property damage," Decker said. She described three contributing factors: a 35 mph posted speed limit on Whitsall while adjacent streets are slower, habitual speeding (drivers 10 mph over the limit), and increased traffic from new apartment complexes and businesses in the area.
Decker asked the council to reduce the speed limit from 35 to 25 on Whitsall to match Southwest Haven; to increase periodic police enforcement with radar; and to consider installing flashing yellow lights at the intersection to warn approaching drivers. She said she first reported concerns to the city and Algoma township three years earlier and that existing speed-limit methodologies — such as driveway counts — understate the on-the-ground traffic patterns near her building.
The mayor acknowledged her statement; no formal council action on the specific requests was recorded during the meeting. City staff or the Transportation Committee may follow up through their normal channels.
