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Council moves forward with intersection-warning sign for Evers Road at Adair Street
Summary
After residents reported sight-distance problems turning onto Evers from Adair, staff proposed an intersection conflicting warning system (camera-triggered flashing sign). The council agreed to place a budget ordinance on the consent agenda to fund the $27,847 installation from the red-light camera fund balance.
The Leon Valley City Council heard a staff recommendation to install a dynamic intersection-conflicting-warning system (ICWS) at Evers Road and Adair Street after residents in Castle Estates reported difficulty turning onto Evers because of the hill and limited sight distance.
The city’s traffic-assessment data (December 2024) showed posted speeds of 30 mph and an 85th-percentile speed around 36 mph on Evers; staff noted that traffic counts for Evers are roughly 8,500 vehicles per day. The traffic engineer reviewed crash history from 2017–2022 and recommended a dynamic warning sign that would detect vehicles on Evers (via camera) and activate a flashing indication for drivers on Adair. Staff cited a crash-modification factor from an industry clearinghouse that suggests a 32% reduction in the relevant crash types when that countermeasure is used.
Staff presented a budget adjustment request totaling $27,847 ($18,050 for the sign and $9,797 for installation) and recommended using the red-light camera fund balance (reported as $944,822) to pay for it. Council reached consensus to put the ordinance authorizing the budget adjustment on the March 18 consent agenda. No final procurement occurred at the meeting; staff said the sign is the city’s first installation of this device type and that typical hardware is intended to be weather-resistant.
Councilors asked questions about crash history, maintenance and expected life of the unit; staff said they did not have crash data beyond the engineer’s 2017–2022 review at hand and that sign hardware is expected to be durable but did not provide a multi-year maintenance schedule at the meeting.
Next steps: staff will return on the consent agenda with an ordinance to make the $27,847 budget adjustment using the red-light camera fund balance and proceed with procurement and installation if the council adopts the ordinance.
