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Resident urges city to address cut-through traffic near Fruita schools; staff outlines data-driven review process
Summary
A Fruita resident told the council that a no-left-turn measure is shifting school traffic into the Wildcat Ranch subdivision; city staff described the traffic-committee process, data collection and enforcement steps they will use to evaluate and respond.
A Fruita resident urged city leaders to address what he described as heavy cut-through traffic around Fruita’s schools, saying a temporary no-left-turn sign is diverting motorists into a nearby subdivision. City staff said they will evaluate the complaint through the city’s traffic committee and gather data to guide any changes.
Why it matters: Parents and neighbors raised safety and neighborhood-quality concerns tied to school traffic patterns. Council members and staff discussed the city’s standard process for evaluating traffic complaints and the range of tools—data collection, enforcement and engineering—that may be used.
At the council’s public participation period, Benny Wilson said the intersection…
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