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Traffic commission approves all-way stop at South Cemetery Road and SW 40th after updated crash data
Summary
The Traffic and Transportation Commission voted unanimously to add all-way stop control at the intersection of South Cemetery Road and SW 40th Street after corrected police crash records showed the location met a MUTCD crash warrant; staff will add advance warning signs, evaluate re-striping and guardrail repairs, and request enforcement.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission on Monday approved all-way stop control at South Cemetery Road and SW 40th Street after updated police crash records showed the intersection met a Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices crash warrant.
Commission action matters because staff recommended the change on safety grounds after the police department identified additional collisions at the intersection; the commission voted 8-0 to approve the stop control and directed staff to install advance warning signs, review striping and guardrails, and coordinate enforcement.
Traffic service division staff told the commission that corrected police-department records show 18 collisions at the intersection from 2022 through 2024, and that 12 of those crashes would be considered "correctable using all-way stop control." "In 2024 alone, there were 6 crashes which would be considered correctable using stop control," the staff member said, noting that the crash totals meet one of the MUTCD warrants for considering stop control.
Residents speaking during the item described frequent collisions and heavy traffic. Daniel Wyatt, speaking on behalf of his wife, Stacy Wyatt, said the neighborhood has observed repeated crashes and asked for "a stoplight at a minimum." Danny Lyon, who lives at 4501 South Cemetery Road, said the route carries heavy daily traffic and worried that a four‑way stop could back up the roughly "9,500 cars a day" he cited and slow emergency vehicles from nearby Fire Station 38.
Commissioners and staff discussed tradeoffs between traffic flow and safety. Staff said advance warning signs and re‑striping to create a no‑passing zone would accompany any new all‑way stop, and that damaged guardrails at the site would be referred to the street department. Commissioners asked for officer enforcement after the signs go up; one commissioner noted the fire station reported three recent crashes at the location.
The commission recorded a motion to approve by Commissioner Karnes and a second by Commissioner Cornett; the motion passed unanimously. Staff said a service request for the stop control could be posted quickly and that installation of prewarning signage and striping work could begin promptly; the police captain later confirmed enforcement and related responses would be coordinated as needed.
Background: staff initially relied on police crash data that understated collisions at the intersection; after receiving amended records from the police department the intersection met the MUTCD crash‑experience warrant for a four‑approach intersection. The commission did not approve a traffic signal; staff said signal installation requires a separate request, approval process and a funding source.
Commissioners said they would monitor the intersection after changes and requested follow‑up on striping, guardrail repairs and enforcement.
