The Keene City Council unanimously adopted a series of amendments to the municipal traffic code at its May 1 meeting, approving updates to stop-sign and yield-sign lists, traffic-signal entries, and vehicle turning limitations to reflect current installations and conditions.

Why it matters: The ordinances update the city code to match installed signage and newly constructed traffic features, clarify obsolete entries, and establish one new stop sign recommended by the city engineer.

What was approved:
- Stop signs: The council adopted ordinance O-2025-10-B, which updates the city code's stop-sign listings to add signs already installed and remove entries for signs that no longer exist. Councilors reviewed one entry for accuracy and amended the draft to retain a contested line before adopting the ordinance.
- Yield signs and traffic signals: Ordinances O-2025-11-A and O-2025-12 were adopted to align the yield-sign and signal listings with current field conditions.
- Turning limitations: Ordinance O-2025-13-A updated no-turn provisions and center-median restrictions.
- Wilbur & Water Streets: The council adopted O-2025-14-A to install a stop sign at Wilbur Street and Water Street after the municipal services committee and the city engineer reported the location meets Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) warrants.

Assistant City Engineer Brian Rufe explained the package primarily updates code language to match existing field conditions and installations, noting that some code entries dated to traffic changes (for example, roundabout installations or one-way conversions) and needed correction. On the Wilbur/Water request, Rufe said the engineering analysis met MUTCD standards for a stop sign and recommended installation.

The council voted on each ordinance by roll call; all motions carried unanimously.

Council procedure: Councilor Mitchell H. Greenwald and the Municipal Services, Facilities, & Infrastructure Committee led the items through committee. Councilor Andrew M. Madison identified a clerical inconsistency in the stop-sign list and moved an amendment that the council accepted before final adoption.