The Oklahoma City Traffic and Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved an all‑way stop at Angel Oak Drive and Southwest 41st Street, recommended a signal at North Mustang Road and Northwest 6th Street subject to state review and roadway widening, and denied a separate request for a signal at Northwest 150th Street where it instead urged a center left‑turn lane.

The commission acted after hearing resident requests and staff analyses. The all‑way stop at Angel Oak and Southwest 41st was approved on a motion from Commissioner Jeremy Karnes, seconded by Commissioner George; the motion passed. A separate motion recommending a signal at North Mustang Road and Northwest 6th Street passed with a staff recommendation that the city widen Mustang Road to add a southbound left‑turn lane; because Mustang Road is also State Highway 4, staff said the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will have final approval. A request for a signal at Longford Way/Brenton Boulevard and Northwest 150th Street was denied; the commission voted to send a recommendation to Public Works to add a center left‑turn lane on Northwest 150th from Worthington Lane to Traditions Lake Parkway.

Why it matters: the commission used traffic warrant analyses and crash data to decide whether signalized control is appropriate. Staff told the commission that the Mustang Road location met three MUTCD signal warrants (eight‑hour, four‑hour and peak hour) because Mustang has a posted 45 mph limit at that location; by contrast, the Longford/Brenton request did not satisfy any of the nine signal warrants. Commissioners said they preferred targeted geometric fixes where a full signal would not meet engineering or operational criteria.

Staff and resident testimony: Brian Cohen, a Ward 3 resident who requested the all‑way stop at Angel Oak Drive and Southwest 41st Street, told the commission that visibility had improved after a fence on the northeast corner was moved and that the area now serves about 550 homes with an eventual buildout near 960 homes. "So that road coming into that intersection will receive most of those homes as an entrance," Cohen said during public comment. Traffic Services staff member Stuart (last name not specified) summarized the warrant analyses and recommended the southbound left‑turn widening at Mustang if the commission recommended a signal; he also cautioned that because Mustang Road is state‑controlled the Oklahoma Department of Transportation would make the final determination.

On the Longford/Brenton request, resident Denise Metry described long waits and limited sight lines when turning onto Northwest 150th Street and related a personal rear‑end crash. Staff reported that the intersection did not meet any MUTCD signal warrants, noted an offset between Longford Way and Brenton Boulevard that would complicate signal phasing, and recommended a center left‑turn lane for about a mile (Worthington Lane to Traditions Lake Parkway) instead of a signal. Commissioners approved denying the signal request while forwarding the center‑lane recommendation to Public Works.

Other staff reports: Traffic division staff also told commissioners that two previously approved unfunded signals will now be built using the city's unit‑price contracts: South Walker Avenue at West California Avenue (near John Rex Elementary School) and Danforth Farms Boulevard at Dartmoor Boulevard (near Northwest 100th and 92nd Street). Staff said a second allocation of $95,000 has been added to the city’s alternative speed abatement program to support additional funding applications. Staff also reported that a no‑left‑turn restriction on southbound Classen Boulevard at Belle Isle Boulevard—requested by an affected business—was implemented pursuant to an ordinance the commission recommended to City Council and that the ordinance passed last March.

What the actions mean: the Mustang Road recommendation will be sent to ODOT because the roadway is state controlled; staff said the city would likely pay to build the signal if the state does not provide funding. The Longford/Brenton denial directs the city to pursue a geometric fix (center turn lane) that staff and some commissioners said would better address the corridor’s left‑turn and rear‑end crash pattern.

Votes at a glance: All‑way stop at Angel Oak Drive & Southwest 41st Street — motion to approve by Commissioner Jeremy Karnes; second Commissioner George; outcome: approved (roll‑call votes not specified in transcript). Signal at North Mustang Road & Northwest 6th Street — motion approved with staff recommendation to widen Mustang Road for a southbound left‑turn lane and subject to Oklahoma Department of Transportation review; mover/second referenced but not fully specified in the transcript; outcome: approved. Signal request at Longford Way/Brenton Boulevard & Northwest 150th Street — motion to deny the signal and recommend a center left‑turn lane from Worthington Lane to Traditions Lake Parkway; motion passed.

Implementation and next steps: staff will forward the Mustang Road recommendation and warrant analysis to ODOT for its approval and will forward the Longford/Brenton center‑lane recommendation to Public Works for inclusion in bond or capital planning as appropriate. The commission’s staff reports and photographs related to each application will remain on file with Traffic Services.

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