Council members agreed to have city staff draft an ordinance to install a three‑way stop near the Kelly Street/Bridal Street bridge approach after residents petitioned for traffic control and staff reported sight‑distance measurements that fall short of IDOT standards.

Residents including Michelle Proksa and Sandy Austin told council they have repeatedly observed speeding and limited sight lines at the intersection that will see renewed traffic once the bridge reopens next year. “I do wanna strongly ask for the stop sign option,” Michelle Proksa said during public comment, urging a stop sign rather than an advisory sign.

City staff explained that the bridge reconstruction is expected to complete next year and that sight‑distance from the stop at Love Street is about 190 feet, while the Illinois Department of Transportation standard cited by staff is approximately 280 feet for that approach. Staff said a stop sign would “for sure limit it” and slow traffic approaching the bridge; council members discussed whether to place the stop at Prairie Court or Bluff Street and expressed a preference for Prairie Court because it provides a longer slowdown before the bridge.

Council asked staff to prepare ordinance language and return with it for the next council meeting; staff said they would work with the clerk to draft the ordinance for consideration on Feb. 5. The council did not take a formal vote on the traffic control change at this meeting — the action recorded was direction to prepare an ordinance for formal adoption at a future meeting.

Residents also raised related neighborhood signage issues elsewhere in the city, such as replacement of missing 20‑mph and street name signs on North Park Street near Northlawne School; staff acknowledged those requests and said Public Works is tracking sign replacements.